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 |
|---|---|---|
| Highland Lake (Westbook) (Greater Portland & Casco Bay Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
67 ft | Also known as Duck Pond Located in the Portland-Casco Bay region of southern Maine, Highland Lake is well-used and well-loved. The 623-acre lake was originally called Duck Po … |
| Manitowish Chain of Lakes (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
67 ft | Also known as Manitowish Chain O Lakes, Manitowish Chain, Manitowish Lakes Located in the heart of scenic Vilas County, the Manitowish Chain of Lakes is truly a northern Wisconsin vacation paradise. The chain consists of ten … |
| Lake Shelbyville, IL (Central Illinois, Illinois, US Midwest Region, USA) |
67 ft | Also known as Shelbyville Lake, Shelbyville Reservoir Seventeen miles and thousands of acres of water stretch out in front of power boaters leaving the dam at Lake Shelbyville. In addition to its wide exp … |
| South Fork Reservoir, NV (Cowboy Country, NV, Nevada, US West Region, USA) |
67 ft | South Fork Reservoir is located on the south fork of the Humboldt River about 16 miles south of Elko in northern Nevada. Although the South Fork Dam w … |
| Lesser Slave Lake, AB (Alberta, Canada, Canada) |
67 ft | Located 236 miles northwest of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, Lesser Slave Lake’s more than 280,000 surface acres present a wonderful scenic recreationa … |
| Lake Lewisville, TX (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
67 ft | Also known as Lewisville Lake Lake Lewisville, a favorite spot in the Dallas/Fort Worth area for water sport enthusiasts, offers visitors a variety of recreational pursuits includi … |
| Jordan Lake, NC (North Carolina, Piedmont Region, NC, US South Region, USA) |
66 ft | Also known as B. Everett Jordan Reservoir, New Hope Lake Jordan Lake, initially called New Hope Lake, is a 13,940-acre reservoir in central North Carolina’s Piedmont region, part of the Upper Cape Fear River … |
| Al Qusais Lake (United Arab Emirates) |
66 ft | Also known as Tilapia Lake, Zakher Pools, Quad Lake, Sand Dune Lake A new lake that has been the subject of much mystery over the past few years is Al Qusais Lake. This lake, of variable size, doesn’t have an official … |
| Lake Bob Sandlin (Piney Woods Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
66 ft | Also known as Bob Sandlin Reservoir How does a state like Texas, with few natural lakes, become a well-respected bass fishing destination? A look at Lake Bob Sandlin explains the paradox … |
| Onota Lake (Massachusetts, US New England Region, USA, Western Massachusetts) |
66 ft | Tucked away in the gently rolling hills of the Berkshires and surrounded by the City of Pittsfield, Onota Lake is a fantastic destination in the weste … |
| Twistesee (Germany, Hesse Region, Germany) |
66 ft | Also known as Twiste Lake A 1965 flood in the Hesse region of Germany caused millions of dollars of damage around the Twiste, Diemel and Wesser Rivers, painfully illustrating t … |
| Lake Thunderbird, IL (Illinois, Northern Illinois, US Midwest Region, USA, Western Illinois) |
66 ft | Nestled in the rural Illinois woods, Lake Thunderbird is set in Putnam County, the smallest county in Illinois. The lake, located on the border of the … |