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 Bellaire (Michigan, Northwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
95 ft | Also known as Grass Lake Michigan has a bounty of beautiful lakes, and those found in Antrim County are no exception. Lake Bellaire is situated to the east of Lake Michigan; t … |
| Lake Owen, WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
95 ft | Nestled in the heart of Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest near Drummond, Wisconsin, 1,323-acre Lake Owen stretches for nine miles through scenic rol … |
| Lake St. Peter, ON (Canada, Ontario, Canada) |
95 ft | Also known as St. Peter's Lake, Lake Saint Peter Lake St. Peter is a 578-acre lake located in rural McClure township, Ontario, Canada. Its beautiful sandy beaches, scenic hiking trails, camping facil … |
| Saratoga Lake, NY (Capital-Saratoga Region, NY, New York, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
95 ft | Saratoga Lake, in upstate New York, is a 4,028-acre natural lake just north of the resort town of Saratoga Springs. The lake begins at the northern en … |
| Lake Corpus Christi, TX (Gulf Coast Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
95 ft | Lake Corpus Christi in Texas’s Gulf Coast region is just miles away from the coastline and the big coastal city of Corpus Christi. It is an impoundmen … |
| Canadice Lake, NY (Finger Lakes Region, NY, New York, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
95 ft | The smallest of New York’s famous Finger Lakes, Canadice Lake measures just 3 miles long and 1/2 mile wide. Its 640 acres are almost wholly undevelope … |
| Lake Sharpe, SD (Great Lakes Region, SD, South Dakota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
95 ft | Lake Sharpe, located on South Dakota Highways 50 and 47 near Chamberlain, and Reliance, is one of the four reservoirs constructed along the Missouri R … |
| Lake Gaston, NC/VA (North Carolina, Piedmont Region, NC, Southern Virginia Region, US South Region, USA, Virginia) |
95 ft | Lake Gaston covers 20,300 acres along 34 miles of Virginia and North Carolina real estate. The lake was created in 1963 by the Virginia Electric and P … |
| Pomme de Terre Lake (Central Missouri, Missouri, US Midwest Region, USA) |
95 ft | Also known as Pomme De Terre Reservoir One of Missouri’s lesser-known recreational destinations is Pomme De Terre Lake. Construction of this reservoir was completed in 1961, although it had … |
| Okauchee Lake (Southern Savanna Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
94 ft | Okauchee Lake is a 1,187-acre lake located in northern Waukesha County, Wisconsin. One of the larger “Lake Country” lakes, Okauchee Lake’s meandering … |
| Llyn Padarn (North Wales Region, UK, United Kingdom, Wales, United Kingdom) |
94 ft | Also known as Lake Padarn Llyn Padarn (Lake Padarn) is a sparkling 242-acre (one square kilometer) lake nestled in the Llanberis Pass at the foot of Mount Snowdon, (Wales’ high … |
| Star Lake, MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
94 ft | Star Lake is a 4,721-acre lake located in north-central Otter Tail County approximately four miles west of Dent, Minnesota. The lake’s name was derive … |