Deepest lakes & reservoirs in Southwest by maximum depth
This is a comparison for lakes we have listed within USA > West > Colorado > Southwest > - 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 7 articles we have published for Southwest lakes.
Search results: Sort lakes by max depth
Lake name  |
Max depth in feet |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Morrow Point Reservoir (Colorado, Southwest, USA, West) |
400 ft | Only something truly breathtaking and extraordinary would make it worth carrying a kayak down 232 steps. The steep, rocky cliffs meeting the clear blu… |
| Blue Mesa Reservoir (Colorado, Southwest, USA, West) |
342 ft | Also known as Blue Mesa Lake Beautiful mesas, deep canyons, and steep rocky cliffs surround Blue Mesa Reservoir, the second largest lake entirely in Colorado. The clear, blue, mou… |
| McPhee Reservoir (Colorado, Southwest, USA, West) |
270 ft | In 1776 Spanish priests traveling through the Dolores Valley imagined a project that would bring water to the thirsty crops of the Montezuma Valley. B… |
| Lake San Cristobal (Colorado, Southwest, USA, West) |
60 ft | Surrounded by ghost towns and a rich mining history and in the shadows of some of the tallest mountains in the county, Lake San Cristobal is a beautif… |
| Lake Purgatory (Colorado, Southwest, USA, West) |
8 ft | Also known as Columbine Lake, Purgatory Lake Set in the middle of a winter wonderland, Lake Purgatory is a private, alpine lake found in beautiful southwestern Colorado. Property owners and their… |
