Deepest lakes & reservoirs in US Southwest 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 149 articles we have published for US Southwest Region lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US Southwest Region > Compared by maximum depth in feet. This list does not represent all lakes in US Southwest Region, only the 149 US Southwest Region lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Max depth in feet | Lake description |
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O. H. Ivie Lake (Hill Country Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
119 ft | Also known as Lake Ivie, Stacy Reservoir On a hot summer day in the northern Hill Country region of Texas, Lake Ivie is an ideal place to be. Officially named O.H.Ivie Reservoir, the waters a … |
Saguaro Lake, AZ (Arizona, North Central Arizona, US Southwest Region, USA) |
116 ft | Also known as Saguaro Reservoir Saguaro Lake is located in the Tonto National Forest within Maricopa County, about 40 miles east of Phoenix. It is a true desert oasis for Valley resi … |
Falcon Lake, TX / Mexico (Mexico, North Mexico, South Texas Plains Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
110 ft | Also known as Falcon International Reservoir WARNING – Fall 2010: Texas officials warn Americans visiting and boating on Falcon Lake to stay within USA waters and avoid the international boundary … |
Toledo Bend Reservoir, LA/TX (Crossroads Region, LA, Louisiana, Piney Woods Region, TX, Texas, US South Region, US Southwest Region, USA) |
110 ft | Also known as Toledo Bend Lake A grand experience is assured in visiting Toledo Bend Reservoir, renowned as the largest man-made aquatic body in the southern United States. Cradled … |
Lake Whitney (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
108 ft | Also known as Whitney Lake, Whitney Reservoir A welcoming oasis of water in the often dry Texas Prairies and Lakes Region, Lake Whitney draws visitors from some of the largest cities in Texas. Abo … |
Stillhouse Hollow Lake, TX (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
107 ft | As the sun dips below the horizon, a great blue heron surveys the waters at Stillhouse Hollow Lake. Crickets begin their twilight melody as the heron … |
Ray Roberts Lake, TX (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
106 ft | Also known as Ray Roberts Reservoir, Lake Ray Roberts, Lake Aubrey Sprawling across the prairie in the Texas Prairies & Lakes Region, Ray Roberts Lake is one of the newest lakes in Texas. Named after a Texas legislato … |
McGee Creek Lake, OK (Arbuckle Country, OK, Kiamichi Country, OK, Oklahoma, US Southwest Region, USA) |
104 ft | Also known as McGee Creek Reservoir McGee Creek Lake provides a rare surprise for visitors to southeastern Oklahoma. Hidden in the rugged, heavily-forested Ouachita Mountains, McGee Cree … |
Lake Murray, OK (Arbuckle Country, OK, Oklahoma, US Southwest Region, USA) |
102 ft | Lake Murray, in southcentral Oklahoma’s Arbuckle Country, is a 5,728-acre reservoir completely surrounded by the pristine beauty of Lake Murray State … |
Lake Texoma, OK/TX (Arbuckle Country, OK, Oklahoma, Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
100 ft | Also known as Texoma Lake An 89,000-acre jewel set into the landscape of Texas and Oklahoma, Lake Texoma is a sparkling wonder of deep blue water and beautiful green shores. Wi … |
Choke Canyon Lake, TX (South Texas Plains Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
96 ft | Also known as Choke Canyon Reservoir Located 65 miles south of San Antonio, Choke Canyon Lake was impounded in 1982 to supply drinking water to Corpus Christi on the Gulf Coast of Texas. … |
Lake Corpus Christi, TX (Gulf Coast Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
95 ft | Lake Corpus Christi in Texas’s Gulf Coast region is just miles away from the coastline and the big coastal city of Corpus Christi. It is an impoundmen … |