In order to understand the speciation analysis and the ecological risk of the heavy metals in the surface soil and the lake sediments of NE China. Though the BCR (European Communities Burean of Reference) sequential extraction all samples were put into a centrifuge tube and using a mechanical shaker shaking for 16h (overnight)at the room temperature. The solid residue in the extract was separated by centrifugation for 20 min at 1500rpm, and the resultant supernatant liquid was moved to a polyethylene volumetric flask, subsequently, the supernatant was decanted; 8 mL of 0.11 mol/L HAC was added to the residue, centrifuged again, decanted the supernatant, and collected the supernatants; dilute the supernatant to 50 ml with deionized water as the test solution, the solid residue kept for the next step. This method can divided the PHTEs into four different types, and showed the bioavailability. The enrichment factor (EF) and Index of geoaccumulation (Igeo) results showed that Cd was obviously enriched in all lakes and reached the moderate pollution level. A comparison of PHTE concentrations in the lake sediments from 2005 to 2015 found the PHTEs pollution status doubled. Multivariate statistical analysis identified the heavy industries of petroleum and steel in the cities close to lakes and excessive agricultural fertilizing in the region as possible pollution sources of the PHTEs. The Håkanson index method (RI) showed the risk degree of 11 lakes had reached a medium level of potential ecological risk except for one lake which had a low potential ecological risk status.