Deepest lakes & reservoirs in Ohio 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 25 articles we have published for Ohio lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US Midwest Region > Ohio > Compared by maximum depth in feet. This list does not represent all lakes in Ohio, only the 25 Ohio lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Max depth in feet |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Erie (Canada, Chautauqua-Allegheny Region, NY, Great Lakes Region, PA, Great Lakes of North America, Greater Niagara Region, NY, Michigan, New York, Northeast Ohio, Northwest Ohio, Ohio, Ontario, Canada, Pennsylvania, Southeast Michigan, US Mid-Atlantic Region, US Midwest Region, 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 … |
| Caesar Creek Lake, OH (Ohio, Southwest Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
115 ft | Caesar Creek Lake, located in southwestern Ohio, offers vacationers 2830 acres of blue waters and over 40 miles of shoreline. Created in the 1970’s wh … |
| Apple Valley Lake, OH (Central Ohio, Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
70 ft | Tucked away in the gently rolling hills of Knox County in Central Ohio, Apple Valley Lake offers residents almost limitless recreation opportunities. … |
| West Branch Lake, OH (Northeast Ohio, Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
58 ft | Also known as Michael J. Kirwan Reservoir West Branch Lake is set in Northeast Ohio’s glaciated land, where large boulders of ice left marshy wetlands in their recession thousands of years ago … |
| Punderson Lake (Northeast Ohio, Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
57 ft | A widely-kept secret in the northeastern region of Ohio is the beautiful surroundings and recreation available at Punderson Lake. Completely enclosed … |
| Berlin Lake (Northeast Ohio, Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
55 ft | Also known as Berlin Reservoir One of the best-loved spots along northeastern Ohio’s Mahoning River is Berlin Lake. The Mahoning River has long done double-duty safeguarding the wat … |
| Jackson City Reservoir (Ohio, Southeast Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
51 ft | Also known as Hammertown Lake Jackson City Reservoir, commonly called Hammertown Lake, is open for business in Southeastern Ohio…and that business is fun. Hammertown is one of th … |
| Pleasant Hill Lake, OH (Northeast Ohio, Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
48 ft | Also known as Pleasant Hill Reservoir Crisp clean air, glistening blue water, and miles of picturesque nature describe the majestic beauty of Pleasant Hill Lake. Located near Perrysville, … |
| Candlewood Lake, OH (Central Ohio, Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
44 ft | Candlewood Lake is a small, cozy, 1500-acre, private lake resort community situated in Morrow County, central Ohio. Though it is just an hour from the … |
| Mosquito Creek Lake, OH (Northeast Ohio, Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
44 ft | Also known as Mosquito Creek Reservoir, Mosquito Lake Mosquito Creek Lake is one of the highlights of Northeast Ohio. At 7850 acres, it is the second largest inland lake in the state. Also known as Mosqui … |
| Salt Fork Lake, OH (Ohio, Southeast Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
35 ft | Salt Fork Lake is a 3,000-acre recreational gem nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in Guernsey County in Ohio’s Southeast tourism r … |
| Pymatuning Lake, PA/OH (Great Lakes Region, PA, Northeast Ohio, Ohio, Pennsylvania, US Mid-Atlantic Region, US Midwest Region, USA) |
35 ft | Also known as Pymatuning Reservoir Pymatuning Lake, located in northwestern Pennsylvania and spilling over into northeastern Ohio, is a lake of superlatives: Clocking in at 17,088 acres … |