Deepest lakes & reservoirs in US South Region 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 343 articles we have published for US South Region lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US South Region > Compared by maximum depth in feet. This list does not represent all lakes in US South Region, only the 343 US South Region lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Max depth in feet | Lake description |
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Tims Ford Lake, TN (Middle Tennessee, Tennessee, US South Region, USA) |
150 ft | Also known as Tims Ford Reservoir Nestled in south central Tennessee between Tullahoma and Winchester, the clear, deep water of the Elk River meets the wooded sloped shores of Tims For … |
Cherokee Lake, TN (East Tennessee, Tennessee, US South Region, USA) |
150 ft | Also known as Cherokee Reservoir Cherokee Lake: Artists stop at Clinch Mountain Overlook to paint it, and photographers to photograph it, and every year millions of people come from a … |
Blue Ridge Lake, GA (Georgia, Historic High Country Region, GA, US South Region, USA) |
146 ft | Also known as Lake Blue Ridge, Blue Ridge Reservoir Located some 90 miles north of Atlanta and near Blue Ridge, Georgia, Blue Ridge Lake has all the desirable qualities for lovers of outdoor excitement … |
Lake Allatoona, GA (Georgia, Historic High Country Region, GA, US South Region, USA) |
145 ft | Also known as Allatoona Lake Lake Allatoona, located northwest of Atlanta, is one of the most visited Army Corps of Engineers lakes in the United States. With a shoreline of 270 m … |
Lake Chatuge, GA/NC (Georgia, Mountains Region, NC, North Carolina, Northeast Georgia Mountains Region, US South Region, USA) |
144 ft | Also known as Chatuge Lake, Chatuge Reservoir Beautiful Lake Chatuge (pronounced “sha-toog”) spans 7200 acres and two states, stretching 13 miles from Hayesville, North Carolina, to Hiawassee, Geo … |
Lake Wedowee, AL (Alabama, Metropolitan Region, AL, US South Region, 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 … |
Tygart Lake, WV (Mountaineer Country, WV, US South Region, USA, West Virginia) |
134 ft | The wilderness song of Tygart Lake calls to fishing enthusiasts, boaters, campers, hikers, writers and artisans. Located near the beautiful Appalachia … |
Lake Burton, GA (Georgia, Northeast Georgia Mountains Region, US South Region, USA) |
130 ft | Lake Burton is the first and largest reservoir in a series of lakes managed by Georgia Power Company, called the North Georgia Hydro Group. Its 2,775 … |
Belews Lake, NC (North Carolina, Piedmont Region, NC, US South Region, USA) |
130 ft | Belews Lake is nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in beautiful north central North Carolina. The lake straddles Stokes, Forsyth and … |
Dale Hollow Lake, KY/TN (Kentucky, Middle Tennessee, Southern Lakes Region, KY, Tennessee, US South Region, USA) |
130 ft | Also known as Dale Hollow Reservoir Dale Hollow Lake, straddling the Kentucky-Tennessee border, is an artificial lake that was formed by damming the Obey and Cumberland Rivers. As with m … |
Boone Lake, TN (East Tennessee, Tennessee, US South Region, USA) |
129 ft | Also known as Boone Reservoir Boone Lake is one of a series of reservoirs lying among the hills in northeast Tennessee. Completed on March 16, 1953, Boone Lake was constructed, and … |
Oliver Lake, AL (Alabama, Metropolitan Region, AL, US South Region, 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 … |