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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kinkaid Lake, IL (Illinois, Southern Illinois, US Midwest Region, USA) |
80 ft | Kinkaid Lake is a scenic 2,350-acre reservoir surrounded by sandstone bluffs and rolling hills of oaks and hickories on the edge of the Shawnee Nation … |
| Culver Lake, NJ (New Jersey, Skylands Region, NJ, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
80 ft | Also known as Culvers Lake Culver Lake is an exclusive, privately owned body of water located in Sussex County New Jersey. The immaculate 555-acre lake has an average depth of 5 … |
| Gull Lake, MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
80 ft | Also known as Brainerd Lakes Gull Lake, located in the Central Region of Minnesota’s “Land of 10,000 Lakes”, boasts 9,418 surface acres and 38 miles of pristine shoreline. The dee … |
| Walker Lake, NV (Nevada, Nevada Silver Trails, NV, US West Region, USA) |
80 ft | Walker Lake is a natural lake located in rural Mineral County, Nevada about 75 miles southeast of Reno, Nevada. It is one of several freshwater termin … |
| Crane Lake MN (Minnesota, Northeast Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
80 ft | Tucked into the vast and remote wilderness of northeastern Minnesota, Crane Lake is a picture of beauty seemingly taken before the rise of civilizatio … |
| Lough Neagh (Antrim Region, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Region, United Kingdom, United Kingdom) |
80 ft | Also known as Lake Neagh, The Lough Nestled in the heart of Northern Ireland, Lough (Lake) Neagh is the largest freshwater lake in the British Isles. Covering over 96,800 acres with beau … |
| Kabetogama Lake, MN (Minnesota, Northeast Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
80 ft | Also known as Lake Kabetogama Located just a few miles from the Canadian border in St. Louis County, Minnesota’s Kabetogama Lake is every bit as unique as its name implies. This fr … |
| Long Lake, ON (Canada, Ontario, Canada) |
80 ft | Long Lake is a sparkling 235-acre recreational lake located in the North Kawartha region of Ontario, Canada. Aptly named Long Lake for its long and na … |
| Lake Windsor, AR (Arkansas, Ozarks Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
80 ft | Lake Windsor is one of seven lakes in the Bella Vista Village in Northwest Arkansas. The Bella Vista lakes are private lakes and only members and thei … |
| Silver Lake Spokane County, WA (Northeast Washington, US West Region, USA, Washington) |
80 ft | Visitors to Northeast Washington can find a lakeside paradise at Silver Lake. Only 20 minutes southwest of Spokane, Silver Lake offers nearly 500 acre … |
| Alta Lake, BC (British Columbia, Canada, Canada) |
80 ft | Also known as Summit Lake Surrounded by one of North America’s top ski resorts, Alta Lake is located in the community of Whistler, British Columbia. Reflected on the glistening … |
| Lake Cavanaugh, WA (Northwest Washington & Islands, WA, US West Region, USA, Washington) |
80 ft | The snowy peaks of the Northern Cascades complement the multitude of evergreens that surround 844-acre Lake Cavanaugh. Located in Skagit County in Nor … |