Deepest lakes & reservoirs in Southwest Region, AK 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 5 articles we have published for Southwest Region, AK lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US West Region > Alaska > Southwest Region, AK > Compared by maximum depth in feet. This list does not represent all lakes in Southwest Region, AK, only the 5 Southwest Region, AK lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Max depth in feet |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Clark, AK (Alaska, Southwest Region, AK, US West Region, USA) |
1,056 ft | Lake Clark is located about 150 miles southwest of Anchorage in southern Alaska. The lake spans 128 square miles, making it the seventh* largest fresh … |
| Iliamna Lake, AK (Alaska, Southwest Region, AK, US West Region, USA) |
900 ft | Also known as Lake Iliamna Iliamna Lake, also known as Lake Iliamna, is the largest lake in Alaska and the second largest freshwater lake contained wholly within the United Stat … |
| Katmai Crater Lake (Alaska, Southwest Region, AK, US West Region, USA) |
800 ft | Little known and seldom seen, Katmai Crater Lake is an example of nature’s handiwork at its most impressive. Located on the Alaskan Peninsula within K … |
| Becharof Lake, AK (Alaska, Southwest Region, AK, US West Region, USA) |
600 ft | Becharof Lake, the second* largest lake in Alaska, is located on the Alaskan Peninsula. Stretching an incredible 290,000 acres, the lake measures 35 m … |