There are more than 580 lakes in Anhui province, with a total area of 1750 square kilometers. Among them, there are 0/2 large lakes and 37 medium-sized lakes. The top ten lakes in Anhui Province are Chaohu Lake, Daguan Lake, Chaohu Lake, Bohu Lake, Longgan Lake, Shijiu Lake, Nanyi Lake, Chengdong Lake, Wabu Lake, Caizi Lake and Pogang Lake. Chaohu Lake, with an area of 770 square kilometers, is the largest lake in Anhui Province and the fifth largest freshwater lake in China.

In Anhui province, it is mainly divided into lakes in the Yangtze River basin and Huaihe River basin. There are Balihe, Chengxi Lake, Chengdong Lake, Jiaogang Lake, Wabu Lake, Gaotang Lake, Huayuan Lake, Nvshan Lake, Qili Lake, Huyi Lake and Yanghu Lake in the Huaihe River Basin 1 1 lakes. There are 10 lakes in the Yangtze River Basin, including Chaohu Lake, Nanyi Lake, Huayang Jianghu Group, Wuchang Lake, Caizi Lake, Baidang Lake, Yaochen Lake, Jinsheng Lake, Huangpi Lake and Shijiu Lake.