Deepest lakes & reservoirs in British Columbia, Canada by maximum depth (ft)
The estimated greatest depth of the water in a lake can be measured at the lake’s normal elevation. If the water volume and surface area of a lake are known, an estimate of the lake’s average depth can be calculated:Water volume ÷ Surface Area = Average Depth
Example: 1,000,000 acre-feet ÷ 20,000 acres = 50 feet average depth.
You can find many of the the world’s deepest lakes on LakeLubbers. If you sort the list, you will find the (maximum depth of) the shallowest lakes in our database. Note: For some lakes, lake depth data is unknown, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 45 articles we have published for British Columbia, Canada lakes.
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Below are lakes within Canada > British Columbia, Canada > Compared by maximum depth in feet. This list does not represent all lakes in British Columbia, Canada, only the 45 British Columbia, Canada lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Max depth in feet | Lake description |
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Lake Kalamalka, BC (British Columbia, Canada, Canada) |
466 ft | Also known as Kalamalka Lake, Kal Lake Sitting at the edge of the cliff, he watches the water swirl in ribbons of color from pale blue-green to indigo. Overhead, the sunset turns the sky la … |
Sakinaw Lake, BC (British Columbia, Canada, Canada) |
459 ft | Located two hours northwest of Vancouver, Sakinaw Lake is a 1,695-acre lake located on the Sechelt Peninsula of the Sunshine Coast, between Pender Har … |
Ross Lake (British Columbia, Canada, Canada, North Central Washington, US West Region, USA, Washington) |
400 ft | Also known as Ross Reservoir Spectacular Ross Lake is one of the seldom seen gems in north-central Washington. This fantastic 22-mile long reservoir covers 11,680 acres along the … |
Lake Koocanusa, MT / Canada (British Columbia, Canada, Canada, Glacier Country, MT, Montana, US West Region, USA) |
370 ft | Also known as Koocanusa Lake, Koocanusa Reservoir In the far north of the United States, tucked into the northwestern end of Montana, is the long, narrow Lake Koocanusa. This lake is actually a man-ma … |
Stave Lake and Hayward Lake (British Columbia, Canada, Canada) |
331 ft | Also known as Stave Reservoir, Hayward Reservoir Stave Lake and Hayward Lake are reservoirs located about an hour east of Vancouver in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley. Managed by BC Hydro, these lak … |
Pavilion Lake (British Columbia, Canada, Canada) |
213 ft | Something’s going on at Pavilion Lake in British Columbia’s Cariboo region . . .something besides the trout fishing, the camping, hiking, canoeing and … |
Buntzen Lake (British Columbia, Canada, Canada) |
213 ft | Also known as Trout Lake, Lake Beautiful-historic Nestled beneath lush green mountains near the British Columbia coastline, beautiful Buntzen Lake offers a wealth of hiking enjoyment to recreation see … |
Lake Osoyoos, WA / Canada (British Columbia, Canada, Canada, North Central Washington, US West Region, USA, Washington) |
208 ft | Also known as Osoyoos Lake Lake Osoyoos spans more than 5,700 acres and straddles the border of British Columbia, Canada and Washington state in the United States. The Okanagan … |
Christina Lake, BC (British Columbia, Canada, Canada) |
177 ft | Also known as Oasis of the Kootenays Consistently rated one of Canada’s most popular family vacation destinations, Christina Lake offers some of the warmest lake waters in Canada. Located … |
Garden Bay Lake, BC (British Columbia, Canada, Canada) |
171 ft | Garden Bay Lake is located just off the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia, Canada. The Lake is one of four that rest along the edges of Pender Harbou … |
Shawnigan Lake, BC (British Columbia, Canada, Canada) |
170 ft | Shawnigan Lake is a 1,327-acre lake located on southern Vancouver Island, 3 miles west of Mill Bay and 28 miles north of Victoria. Known as a summer r … |
Cultus Lake (British Columbia, Canada, Canada) |
137 ft | Also known as Swee-ehl-chah, Tsowallie Located in Canada’s beautiful British Columbia, Cultus Lake shares its shores with Cultus Lake Provincial Park, Cultus Lake Park (District of Chilliwa … |