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 |
|---|---|---|
| Candlewood Lake, CT (Connecticut, Litchfield Hills Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
89 ft | Candlewood Lake is Connecticut’s largest man-made reservoir. The City of Danbury and four other towns (Brookfield, New Milford, Sherman and New Fairfi … |
| Lay Lake, AL (Alabama, Metropolitan Region, AL, US South Region, USA) |
88 ft | Lay Lake is an impressive 12,000-acre reservoir stretching for 48 miles through the counties of Talladega, Shelby, Coosa, and Chilton in east-central … |
| Lake Maxinkuckee, IN (Indiana, North Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
88 ft | Lake Maxinkuckee is a vibrant 1,850-acre lake in the north-central part of Indiana and is the state’s second largest natural lake. The oblong-shaped l … |
| Lake James, IN (Indiana, North Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
88 ft | Roughly 10,000 years ago the same receding glaciers that filled the Great Lakes created kettle holes in Northeast Indiana that resulted in a chain of … |
| Swan Lake ME (Maine, Mid-Coast Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
87 ft | Surrounded by fishing camps, cabins and vacation rentals, and just a few miles from Belfast Bay and the coast, Swan Lake is a fantastic mid-coast Main … |
| Eufaula Lake, OK (Green Country, OK, Kiamichi Country, OK, Oklahoma, US Southwest Region, USA) |
87 ft | Also known as Lake Eufaula Spanning 105,000 acres, Eufaula Lake covers much of McIntosh and Pittsburg Counties in eastern Oklahoma. This “Gentle Giant” is the largest lake in su … |
| Fence Lake (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
86 ft | Fence Lake is an impressive 3,555-acre lake near the town of Minocqua in Vilas County, Wisconsin. Surrounded by the dense hardwood and pine forests of … |
| Millinocket Lake (Maine, Maine Highlands Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
86 ft | Nestled within the Maine Highlands tourism region, Millinocket Lake is known for its stunning views of Mount Katahdin, the tallest mountain peak in Ma … |
| Lake Wassookeag (Maine, Maine Highlands Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
86 ft | Also known as Dexter Pond Lake Wassookeag, also known as Dexter Pond, spans 1,030 acres in the Maine Highlands tourism region, about 40 miles northwest of Bangor. Its name is d … |
| Lake Sutherland, WA (Olympic Peninsula & Pacific Coast Region, WA, US West Region, USA, Washington) |
86 ft | If you’re considering a visit to Lake Sutherland, in Washington’s Olympic Peninsula and Pacific Coast Region, you’re in for a real treat! The all-spor … |
| Tomahawk Lake, WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
86 ft | Oneida County is known as the place “Where nature lingered longer.” With over a thousand lakes, 68,447 acres of water and tens of thousands of acres o … |
| Sun Lakes (North Central Washington, US West Region, USA, Washington) |
85 ft | Also known as Blue Lake, Deep Lake, Soap Lake, Dry Falls Lake, Lenore Lake, Park Lake, Meyers Lake, Mirror Lake, Perch Lake, Alkali Lake, Green Lake, Castle Lake All kinds of recreation await visitors to Sun Lakes in Washington’s North Central region. These mostly natural lakes all share a common origin, having … |