Deepest lakes & reservoirs in Central Minnesota 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 44 articles we have published for Central Minnesota lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US Midwest Region > Minnesota > Central Minnesota > Compared by maximum depth in feet. This list does not represent all lakes in Central Minnesota, only the 44 Central Minnesota lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Max depth in feet | Lake description |
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Cross Lake MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
84 ft | Also known as Whitefish Chain of Lakes Cross Lake is one of 14 lakes in the Whitefish Chain of Lakes, which is the largest chain in the Brained area of Minnesota. Nestled in central Minneso … |
Big Birch Lake, MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
81 ft | Big Birch Lake lies at the heart of Minnesota. With sparkling water spread across Todd and Stearns County lines, Big Birch Lake is at the geographic c … |
Gull Lake, MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
80 ft | Also known as Brainerd Lakes Gull Lake, located in the Central Region of Minnesota’s “Land of 10,000 Lakes”, boasts 9,418 surface acres and 38 miles of pristine shoreline. The dee … |
Horseshoe Chain of Lakes (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
79 ft | Also known as Horseshoe Chain, Sauk River Chain of Lakes The Horseshoe Chain of Lakes in Central Minnesota has been a well-loved vacation destination for many years. The chain of over a dozen lakes along the … |
Big Pine Lake (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
78 ft | Snowmobiles race through the snow-covered countryside of central Minnesota, darting between Big Pine Lake and the area’s other lakes. With the ice hut … |
Bay Lake (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
74 ft | Also known as Sisabagama Lake Located in the Brainerd Lakes area of Minnesota’s Central Region, Bay Lake has been the summer home of generations of Mid-westerners since early in th … |
Lake Osakis, MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
73 ft | Also known as Osakis Lake Lake Osakis, stretched across the prairie in the Central Region of Minnesota, has been a vacation destination for several generations of ‘lake lubbers … |
Rush Lake, MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
68 ft | Rush Lake is a 5,338-acre natural lake located in central Otter Tail County in the Central Region of Minnesota. Rush Lake is part of the Otter Tail Ri … |
Lake Lizzie, MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
66 ft | Located six miles northeast of Pelican Rapids in Otter Tail County, Lake Lizzie is a 4,035-acre lake connected to Pelican Lake and Prairie Lake via th … |
Lake Alexander (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
64 ft | Also known as Alexander Lake, Lake Alec No place invites lakefront dreaming quite like Lake Alexander. Located in the Lincoln Lakes area of Central Minnesota, this beautiful lake has it all: … |
Lake Lida, MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
58 ft | Also known as North Lake Lida Located in the Central Region of Minnesota, Lake Lida (also known as North Lake Lida) is a 5,564-acre lake known for its prime walleye fishing. With a … |
Farm Island Lake (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
56 ft | With over 2000 acres of water hidden behind an unassuming name, Farm Island Lake is sheer Central Minnesota delight. The lake is named for the largest … |