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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cedar Lake MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
105 ft | Visitors never tire of exploring Cedar Lake, Minnesota with its many twists, turns, bays, and coves. Cedar Lake is a spring- and small stream-fed lake … |
| Siseebakwet Lake (Minnesota, Northeast Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
105 ft | Also known as Sugar Sitting atop a brightly-colored towel and looking across Siseebakwet Lake’s crystalline, vividly blue waters might bring up images of the Caribbean or … |
| Lake Greifensee (Switzerland, Zurich Region, Switzerland) |
105 ft | Also known as Lake Greifen, Greifensee Only 7 miles southeast of Zurich, Lake Greifensee has become a favored destination for holidays away from the big city. Located in the Canton of Zuric … |
| Whitefish Lake WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
105 ft | Surrounded by beautiful scenery, Whitefish Lake is a remote and picturesque area in Wisconsin’s Sawyer County. Its quiet surroundings are home to towe … |
| Kawartha Lakes (Canada, Ontario, Canada) |
105 ft | Also known as The Kawarthas The Kawartha Lakes are a band of beautiful lakes in south-central Ontario, Canada that form the upper watershed of the Trent River. Although 14 lakes … |
| Lake Dunmore, VT (Mid-Vermont Region, US New England Region, USA, Vermont) |
105 ft | Lying at the base of central Vermont’s Mt. Moosalamoo, Lake Dunmore is the gateway to Green Mountain National Forest. This sparkling lake is the perfe … |
| Lake Sammamish, WA (Seattle & Puget Sound Region, WA, US West Region, USA, Washington) |
105 ft | At just under 5,000 acres, Lake Sammamish is one of the major recreational lakes in the state. The lake provides activities for fishermen, boaters, je … |
| Stockton Lake, MO (Missouri, Southwest Missouri, US Midwest Region, USA) |
105 ft | Stockton Lake is a popular recreational reservoir covering 24,900 acres on the western edge of the scenic Missouri Ozarks. Though perhaps not as widel … |
| Beech Hill Pond, ME (Down East & Acadia Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
104 ft | Also known as Beech Hill Lake The coffee cup warms her hands as she sits on the dock in the early morning chill, watching a pair of loons glide across the water, their distinctive … |
| McGee Creek Lake, OK (Arbuckle Country, OK, Kiamichi Country, OK, Oklahoma, US Southwest Region, USA) |
104 ft | Also known as McGee Creek Reservoir McGee Creek Lake provides a rare surprise for visitors to southeastern Oklahoma. Hidden in the rugged, heavily-forested Ouachita Mountains, McGee Cree … |
| Lake Sunapee, NH (Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee Region, NH, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
104 ft | Also known as Sunapee Lake Lake Sunapee has been a popular vacation destination since the heyday of passenger railroads and steamships. The lake’s clear waters and beautiful sce … |
| Clear Lake ON (Canada, Ontario, Canada) |
103 ft | Also known as Rideau Lakes One of the well-known smaller lakes on Ontario’s Rideau Waterway is Clear Lake. Often overshadowed by bigger lakes such as Big Rideau Lake, Clear Lake … |