Deepest lakes & reservoirs in 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 2151 articles we have published for lakes.
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Below are lakes within Compared by maximum depth in feet. This list does not represent all lakes in , only the 2151 lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Max depth in feet |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| June Lake (California, High Sierra Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
168 ft | With Yosemite to the west, Kings Canyon to the south, Lake Tahoe to the north and Nevada to the east, there is no place to vacation like June Lake. Lo … |
| Joe’s Valley Reservoir, UT (Castle Country, UT, US West Region, USA, Utah) |
168 ft | Joe’s Valley Reservoir is a 1,200-acre lake tucked away in the Manti-La Sal National Forest (Emery County). At an elevation of 7,000 feet, the lake is … |
| Lake Sanabria, Spain (Castille-Leon Region, Spain, Spain) |
167 ft | Also known as Lago de Sanabria Say “hola” to Lake Sanabria, Spain’s largest lake, which was formed thousands of years ago by glaciers crossing the continent. Today, you will be capt … |
| Lake Seymour (Northeast Kingdom Region, VT, US New England Region, USA, Vermont) |
167 ft | Also known as Seymour Lake Breathtaking autumns and vibrant springs await visitors and residents of Lake Seymour, also known as Seymour Lake. Located in Vermont’s Northeast King … |
| John W. Flannagan Reservoir, VA (Heart of Appalachia Region, VA, US South Region, USA, Virginia) |
166 ft | Also known as Flannagan Reservoir The John W. Flannagan Reservoir is a 1,145-acre lake located in Dickenson County in the southwest Heart of Appalachia region of Virginia. Named in hon … |
| Silverwood Lake, CA (California, Inland Empire Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
166 ft | Also known as Lake Silverwood Rimmed with live oak, manzanita, and mountain mahogany and set against the backdrop of the snow-capped San Bernardino Mountains, Silverwood Lake is an … |
| Lake Villarrica, Chile (Central Chile Region, Chile) |
165 ft | Lake Villarrica in Chile shares its name with one of Chile’s most active volcanoes on its southern shore and a city on its western shore. All three co … |
| Otsego Lake, NY (Central-Leatherstocking Region, NY, New York, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
165 ft | Proclaimed to be one of the prettiest lakes in New York, Otsego Lake is loved by the residents who live there and those lucky enough to have visited. … |
| Tenkiller Lake, OK (Green Country, OK, Oklahoma, US Southwest Region, USA) |
165 ft | Also known as Lake Tenkiller, Tenkiller Ferry Lake Tenkiller Lake is an amazing place filled with fascinating history and natural beauty in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. There’s tons of fun to … |
| Richard B. Russell Lake, GA/SC (Georgia, Northeast Georgia Mountains Region, Old 96 District, SC, South Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
165 ft | Also known as Lake Russell Richard B. Russell Lake, sometimes nicknamed Lake Russell, claims 26,650 sparkling acres and 540 miles of shoreline on the Georgia-South Carolina stat … |
| Silver Lake NH (Lakes Region, NH, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
164 ft | Silver Lake is located in eastern New Hampshire’s Lakes tourism region, just south of the White Mountain National Forest. The lake spans almost 1,000 … |
| Lac de Guerledan (Brittany Region, Western France, France, Western France Region) |
164 ft | Also known as Lake Guerledan Lac de Guerledan is the largest lake in Western France’s Brittany tourism region, situated deep within the Argoat forest. The artificial lake is a fam … |