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 |
|---|---|---|
| Buttermere (England, England's Northwest Region, United Kingdom) |
75 ft | Also known as The Lake District Located among the western lakes in England’s Lake District, ruggedly beautiful Buttermere is one of a chain of three spectacular lakes. Running from n … |
| Deep Creek Lake, MD (Maryland, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA, Western Maryland) |
75 ft | Deep Creek Lake is the largest inland body of water in Maryland, covering about 3,900 acres in the Allegheny Mountains of western Maryland. Since its … |
| Angostura Reservoir, SD (Black Hills, Badlands & Lakes Region, SD, South Dakota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
75 ft | Also known as Angostura Recreation Area, Lake Angostura, Angostura Lake At the fringes of the unique Black Hills, or Paha Sapa in the Lakota language, is the Angostura Reservoir. Part of the Black Hills and Badlands wester … |
| Pickerel Lake, MI (Michigan, Northwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
75 ft | Pickerel Lake, in Michigan’s Northwest Region, is a nature lover’s delight. Part of the headwaters of the famed Inland Waterway, Pickerel Lake covers … |
| Pearl Lake, CO (Colorado, Northwest Colorado, US West Region, USA) |
75 ft | Also known as Lester Creek Reservoir Capturing a scene from America’s West, Pearl Lake reflects pine-covered hills, rocky peaks and expansive blue skies typical of northwestern Colorado. … |
| Copco Lake, CA (California, Shasta Cascade Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
75 ft | Copco Lake is tucked snugly away into the mountainous country of northern California’s Shasta Cascade region. The region, named after the indigenous S … |
| Lost Lake, BC (British Columbia, Canada, Canada) |
75 ft | Surrounded by lush evergreen forests and spectacular mountain views, Lost Lake is a secluded lake near Whistler, British Columbia, Canada which is an … |
| Watson Lake, AZ (Arizona, North Central Arizona, US Southwest Region, USA) |
75 ft | Also known as Watson Reservoir Watson Lake is one of two reservoirs (Willow Creek Lake being the other) located within the Granite Dells just outside of Prescott in North Central Ar … |
| Lake Granbury, TX (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
75 ft | One of only three lakes that dam the Brazos River, Lake Granbury was created in 1969 to provide storage capacity for flood and storm waters for munici … |
| Richland Chambers Lake, TX (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
75 ft | Also known as Richland Chambers Reservoir Richland Chambers Lake (also called Richland Chambers Reservoir) was created between 1982 to 1987, making it the youngest lake in Texas. The Texas leg … |
| San Carlos Lake, AZ (Arizona, North Central Arizona, US Southwest Region, USA) |
75 ft | San Carlos Lake is on the San Carlos Apache Native American Reservation in north-central Arizona. With 19,500 surface acres of water when full, San Ca … |
| Okhissa Lake, MS (Capital-River Region, MS, Mississippi, US South Region, USA) |
75 ft | Okhissa Lake, the first Bill Dance Signature Lake, opened to the public on November 7, 2007 with huge success. The 1,000-acre lake was created to enco … |