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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Vico (Italy, Lazio Region, Italy) |
158 ft | Also known as Lago di Vico Legends say that Lake Vico was created when Hercules thrust his club into the earth. When he removed it, a stream filled the depression with water cre … |
| Conchas Lake, NM (New Mexico, Northeast New Mexico, NM, US Southwest Region, USA) |
158 ft | Conchas Lake stretches 11 miles southwest along the Conchas River, and about 14 miles along the South Canadian River in eastern New Mexico. Located no … |
| Lac des Chats (Canada, Ontario, Canada, Quebec, Canada) |
157 ft | Also known as Chats Lake Lac des Chats is more than a ‘wide spot’ on the Ottawa River. Champlain and other explorers remarked on the abundance of catfish along the waterway, s … |
| Lac d’Allos (France, Provence-Alps-Cote d'Azur Region, Southern France, Southern France Region) |
157 ft | Also known as Lac Allos, Allos Lake Lac d’Allos, also known as Allos Lake, is situated in the middle of the Reserve de Chasse du Mercantour (Mercantour National Park) in the Provence-Alp … |
| Skorradalsvatn Lake (Iceland, West Iceland Region, Iceland) |
157 ft | Also known as Skorradal Lake, Lake Skorradalsvatn Skorradalsvatn Lake is a small, elongated lake nestled in the glacial valley of Skorradalur. The body of water is about nine miles long and a half-mil … |
| Sea of Galilee (Israel) |
157 ft | Also known as Lake Galilee, Lake Tiberias, Lake Kinneret The Sea of Galilee holds a special position in the history of the modern age. Also known as Lake Kinneret, this is the body of water where Jesus lived … |
| Lac Seul (Canada, Ontario, Canada) |
155 ft | Also known as Lake Seul The second-largest lake entirely within Ontario, Lac Seul has somehow escaped the notice of the casual vacationer looking for a northwoods getaway. Th … |
| Lake Louise, AK (Alaska, Southcentral Region, AK, US West Region, USA) |
155 ft | Also known as Lake Louise State Recreation Area Lake Louise is located in the exciting Matanuska-Susitna Borough (Mat-Su for short) in Alaska. Lake Louise which connects to Susitna Lake boasts that … |
| Sebec Lake, ME (Maine, Maine Highlands Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
155 ft | Also known as Lake Sebec Located in central Maine’s Piscataquis River Valley, Sebec Lake is surrounded by a land of recreational opportunity. Whether you come to relax in New … |
| Kezar Lake, ME (Lakes & Mountains Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
155 ft | Also known as Lake Kezar Kezar Lake is set in wondrous scenery with the eastern shores facing New Hampshire’s White Mountains Presidential Range. Crystal clear Kezar Lake is a … |
| Crystal Lake MT (Glacier Country, MT, Montana, US West Region, USA) |
154 ft | Spring-fed Crystal Lake is tucked away in a remote area of Montana’s Glacier County with mountains springing up on both sides. The 186-acre body of wa … |
| Lake Moomaw, VA (Shenandoah Valley Region, VA, US South Region, USA, Virginia) |
152 ft | Lake Moomaw is located in western Virginia, just north of Covington in the Shenandoah Valley region. It is nearly surrounded by George Washington Nati … |