Deepest lakes & reservoirs in West Central Florida 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 16 articles we have published for West Central Florida lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US South Region > Florida > West Central Florida > Compared by maximum depth in feet. This list does not represent all lakes in West Central Florida, only the 16 West Central Florida lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Max depth in feet |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Rosalie, FL (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
61 ft | Snowbird paradise. That describes Lake Rosalie in southern Polk County. This area in West Central Florida is the kind of place the northern transplant … |
| Lake Wales Ridge and Crooked Lake (East Central Florida, Florida, South Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
45 ft | Also known as Lake Caloosa Remnants of desert sea islands 2.3 million years old host the hundreds of lakes along Florida’s Lake Wales Ridge. This large area encompasses a broad … |
| Lake Otis, FL (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
35 ft | There’s something special about Lake Otis. Florida’s West Central Region is wealthy in lakes. Winter Haven in Polk County sits in the middle of a huge … |
| Lake Alice, FL (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
25 ft | Once the home of orange groves and week-end fishing cabins, Lake Alice is quickly becoming exclusive property in a growing bedroom community. Located … |
| Lake Kissimmee, FL (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
20 ft | Lake Kissimmee’s massive 34,948 acre area earns the lake a spot as Florida’s third largest lake, finishing just behind Lake George and Lake Okeechobee … |
| Saxon Lake, FL (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
20 ft | Also known as Lake Saxon Saxon Lake is the go-to spot for water skiing in Florida. Although Land O Lakes in Pascoe County holds over a hundred lakes, most are small – too smal … |
| Lake Annie, FL (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
19 ft | Located in central Florida, Lake Annie is 90 miles west of the Atlantic’s white sand beaches and 90 miles east of the Gulf of Mexico’s parks and resor … |
| Lake Eloise, FL (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
16 ft | Also known as Winter Haven Chain of Lakes, Southern Chain Bald cypress trees dripping with Spanish moss reach out of the water near the shore of Lake Eloise. The cottage-dotted shoreline harkens back to a tim … |
| Lake Tarpon, FL (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
14 ft | Also known as Tarpon Lake, formerly Lake Butler In the West Central Region of Florida, there is no finer lake than Lake Tarpon. The 2529-acre lake, often called the ‘Jewel of Pinellas County’ is onl … |
| Lake Deeson, FL (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
13 ft | After spending decades in the north, raising their children and shoveling snow, they knew they wanted to retire someplace warm — the question was whe … |
| Lake Weohyakapka, FL (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
12 ft | Also known as Lake Walk-in-Water In Polk County Florida lies a lake shrouded in a little bit of secrecy, known as Lake Weohyakapka. It is a quiet lake — though getting more and more … |
| Lake Arbuckle (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
11 ft | A rarity among West-Central Florida lakes, Lake Arbuckle is a natural lake without shoreline development. The lake is not dammed, with the only outflo … |