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 Nemi (Italy, Lazio Region, Italy) |
108 ft | Also known as Lago di Nemi As small and sweet as the wild strawberries that crowd its hillsides, 410-acre Lake Nemi is a hidden jewel tucked away in the Alban Hills. Treasured f … |
| Battle Lake (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
108 ft | Also known as East Battle Lake, West Battle Lake Connected by Battle Creek, West Battle Lake and East Battle Lake sprawl across over 7,500 acres of central Minnesota in Ottertail County. With more th … |
| Lake Hayes, New Zealand (Central Otago Region, South Island, NZ, New Zealand, South Island, NZ) |
108 ft | Picturesque when the poplars and willows adorning the lake are aglow with brilliant golds, Lake Hayes is a satisfying subject for photographers and na … |
| Stillhouse Hollow Lake, TX (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
107 ft | As the sun dips below the horizon, a great blue heron surveys the waters at Stillhouse Hollow Lake. Crickets begin their twilight melody as the heron … |
| Clear Lake IN (Indiana, North Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
107 ft | Long-settled and long-popular, Clear Lake has been called home to thousands of residents over the past 150 years. Nestled in the northeast corner of I … |
| Lake Wononscopomuc (Connecticut, Litchfield Hills Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
106 ft | Also known as Wononscopomuc Lake, Wononskopomuc Lake, Lake Wononskopomuc, Lakeville Lake Lake Wononscopomuc is one of six lakes and ponds found in the town of Salisbury in far northwest Connecticut. Offering a lakeside retreat only 90 mile … |
| Wilson Lake, ON (Canada, Ontario, Canada) |
106 ft | Also known as Wauquimakog Lake Ontario visitors who think ‘cottage country’ is limited to the Muskoka Region will miss out on Wilson Lake! Located in Ontario’s ‘near north’, Wilson … |
| Ray Roberts Lake, TX (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
106 ft | Also known as Ray Roberts Reservoir, Lake Ray Roberts, Lake Aubrey Sprawling across the prairie in the Texas Prairies & Lakes Region, Ray Roberts Lake is one of the newest lakes in Texas. Named after a Texas legislato … |
| Long Pond, ME (Kennebec & Moose River Valleys Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
106 ft | Also known as Belgrade Lakes Only in stoic northern New England would Long Pond be called a pond instead of a lake. The 2557-acre lake, in Maine’s Kennebec and Moose River Valleys … |
| Chalain Lake (Eastern France Region, France, Franche-Comte Region, Eastern France) |
105 ft | Also known as Lac de Chalain Tucked into a fold between mountains, Lake Chalain is one of the largest natural lakes in the Franche-Comte region of France. Amazingly undeveloped fo … |
| Brombachsee (Bavaria Region, Germany, Germany) |
105 ft | Also known as Lake Brombach, Brombach Lake, Brombachsee Lake, Brombachvorsperre As the largest lake in the man-made Franconian Lake District, Brombachsee–also known as Lake Brombach or Brombachvorsperre–is an impressive and popu … |
| Lac de Joux (Switzerland, Vaud Region, Switzerland) |
105 ft | Switzerland’s Lac de Joux is located high up in the Jura Mountains in the Canton of Vaud. Located at an altitude of nearly 3300 feet, Lac du Joux is i … |