Deepest lakes & reservoirs in Alabama by maximum depth
This is a comparison for lakes we have listed within USA > South > Alabama > - Compared by Deepest Lakes in feet.Note: For some lakes, lake depth data is unknown, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 32 articles we have published for Alabama lakes.
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Lake description |
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Lewis Smith Lake (Alabama, Mountains, South, USA) |
264 ft | Also known as Smith Lake Lewis Smith Lake is a perfect place for an outdoor adventure. Tucked into a corner of the Bankhead National Forest in northern Alabama’s Mountain Regi… |
Lake Martin (Alabama, Metropolitan, South, USA) |
150 ft | Also known as Martin Lake Lake Martin, located in Central Alabama near Alexander City, stretches out over 44,000 acres with an incredible 750 miles of shoreline. Nestled within… |
Lake Wedowee (Alabama, Metropolitan, South, USA) |
135 ft | Also known as R. L. Harris Reservoir, Harris Lake Lake Wedowee, also known as the R. L. Harris Reservoir, is tucked in the foothills of the Talladega and Appalachian Mountains. The lake is an impoundm… |
Oliver Lake (Alabama, Metropolitan, South, USA) |
129 ft | Also known as William Bacon Oliver Lake Oliver Lake is the smallest of six lakes formed by a series of locks and dams on the Black Warrior River near Tuscaloosa in west central (Metropolitan… |
Lake Jordan (Alabama, Metropolitan, South, USA) |
115 ft | Also known as Jordan Lake, Jordan Reservoir Fun is the name of the game at central Alabama’s Lake Jordan. Offering 6,800 acres of water and 188 miles of shoreline, Lake Jordan has become home to… |
Lake Harding (Alabama, Georgia, Presidential Pathways, River Heritage, South, USA) |
111 ft | Also known as Bartlett's Ferry Reservoir, Bartlett's Ferry Lake Stretching 13 miles along the border between Georgia and Alabama, Lake Harding has almost 6,000 acres of water for boating, water skiing and fishing.… |
Walter F. George Lake (Alabama, Georgia, Plantation Trace, Presidential Pathways, River Heritage, South, USA) |
96 ft | Also known as Eufaula Lake, Walter F. George Reservoir, Lake Chattahoochee Walter F. George Lake straddles 85 miles of the Georgia/Alabama border along the Chattahoochee River. Visitors will see varying names for the lake dep… |
Lake Tuscaloosa (Alabama, Metropolitan, South, USA) |
92 ft | Located five miles north of the cities of Tuscaloosa and Northport in western Alabama (Metropolitan Region), Lake Tuscaloosa is a 5,885-acre reservoir… |
Mitchell Lake (Alabama, Metropolitan, South, USA) |
90 ft | Also known as Lake Mitchell Centrally-located Mitchell Lake (also known as Lake Mitchell) is 45 miles from Montgomery and 55 miles from Birmingham in the Metropolitan region of A… |
Lay Lake (Alabama, Metropolitan, South, USA) |
88 ft | Lay Lake is an impressive 12,000-acre reservoir stretching for 48 miles through the counties of Talladega, Shelby, Coosa, and Chilton in east-central… |
Holt Lake (Alabama, Metropolitan, South, USA) |
85 ft | Also known as Holt Reservoir Holt Lake is a 3,300-acre reservoir located about five miles northeast of the City of Tuscaloosa in west-central Alabama. Holt Lake is one of six lake… |
Little Bear Creek Reservoir (Alabama, Mountains, South, USA) |
84 ft | Also known as Little Bear Reservoir Little Bear Creek Reservoir, located 13 miles southwest of Russellville in Franklin County in the Mountains Region of northwestern Alabama, is a 1,560… |