Deepest lakes & reservoirs in Mid-Atlantic by maximum depth
This is a comparison for lakes we have listed within USA > Mid-Atlantic > - 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 142 articles we have published for Mid-Atlantic lakes.
Search results: Sort lakes by max depth
Lake name  |
Max depth in feet |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Ontario (Canada, Finger Lakes, Great Lakes, Greater Niagara, Mid-Atlantic, New York, Ontario, Thousand Islands, USA) |
802 ft | Lake Ontario, one of the world’s five Great Lakes, weaves over state and country borders, delighting Americans, Canadians, and visiting tourists with… |
| Finger Lakes (Finger Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, New York, USA) |
618 ft | The Finger Lakes Region of New York is one of the nation’s favorite recreation and vacation destinations. The series of eleven long, narrow lakes are… |
| Seneca Lake (Finger Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, New York, USA) |
618 ft | Seneca Lake, one of western New York’s famous Finger Lakes, is the largest lake to be entirely contained within the borders of the state. Seneca Lake… |
| Cayuga Lake (Finger Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, New York, USA) |
435 ft | Cayuga Lake, located in western New York, is the second largest Finger Lake in both surface area and volume. Boasting 38.2 miles in length, 1.7 miles… |
| Lake Champlain (Adirondacks, Canada, Lake Champlain Valley, Mid-Atlantic, New England, New York, Quebec, USA, Vermont) |
400 ft | Lake Champlain, straddling New York and Vermont in the USA, and Quebec in Canada, is a natural freshwater lake seated 96 feet above sea level. Briefly… |
| Skaneateles Lake (Finger Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, New York, USA) |
315 ft | Skaneateles Lake, pronounced “skany-atlas” or “skinny-atlas,” is one of New York’s famous Finger Lakes. Its name means “long lake” in one of the local… |
| Canandaigua Lake (Finger Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, New York, USA) |
276 ft | Canandaigua Lake, located in Ontario County’s “Lake Country,” is the fourth largest Finger Lake, stretching out over 15.5 miles in length and 1.5 mile… |
| Merrill Creek Reservoir (Mid-Atlantic, New Jersey, Skylands, USA) |
210 ft | Merrill Creek Reservoir, located in Warren County, New Jersey, is a 650-acre man-made lake completed in 1988. The reservoir project took 13 years of p… |
| Lake Erie (Canada, Chautauqua-Allegheny, Great Lakes, Greater Niagara, Michigan, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, New York, Northeast, Northwest, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Southeast, USA) |
210 ft | Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes of North America, straddles the borders of Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Michigan, and the Canadian province of Onta… |
| Cowanesque Lake (Mid-Atlantic, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Wilds, USA) |
200 ft | Peacefully nestled between forested ridges in north central Pennsylvania lies Cowanesque Lake. Located near the New York state line, the name Cowanesq… |
| Raystown Lake (Allegheny Mountains & Valleys, Mid-Atlantic, Pennsylvania, USA) |
200 ft | Raystown Lake, at 8,300 acres, is the largest lake located entirely within Pennsylvania’s borders. The lake is nestled in the southern Allegheny Mount… |
| Lake George NY (Adirondacks, Mid-Atlantic, New York, USA) |
200 ft | Sitting pretty at the base of New York’s majestic Adirondack Mountains, Lake George’s nickname is “Queen of American Lakes.” The 28,000-acre glacial l… |
