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 Lizzie, MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
66 ft | Located six miles northeast of Pelican Rapids in Otter Tail County, Lake Lizzie is a 4,035-acre lake connected to Pelican Lake and Prairie Lake via th … |
| Panguitch Lake, UT (Color Country, UT, US West Region, USA, Utah) |
66 ft | Located in the Dixie National Forest of southwestern Utah, visitors of this beautiful state won’t want to miss Panguitch Lake, along the Brian Head-Pa … |
| Conesus Lake, NY (Finger Lakes Region, NY, New York, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
66 ft | Livingston County, New York considers Conesus Lake to be its pride and joy, the jewel of the county. Indeed, this Finger Lake’s original Seneca name m … |
| Brassua Lake (Maine, Maine Highlands Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
65 ft | Also known as Little Brassua Lake-historic Sprawling across almost 9,000 acres of the Maine Highlands Region, Brassua Lake is actually little known. The large reservoir was created in 1925 when … |
| Old Hickory Lake, TN (Middle Tennessee, Tennessee, US South Region, USA) |
65 ft | Only half an hour outside of Nashville, Old Hickory Lake offers outdoor recreational opportunities for millions of visitors to the middle region of Te … |
| Bow Lake (Lakes Region, NH, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
65 ft | Also known as Bow Lake New Hampshire’s Bow Lake is located about 30 miles south of better-known Lake Winnipesaukee in the state’s Lakes Region. Bow Lake has its own special … |
| Lake Plantagenet (Minnesota, Northwest Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
65 ft | Also known as Plantagenet Lake Lake Plantagenet holds a special place in the hearts of fishermen in Northwest Minnesota. Where else can you find fighting muskie with a four-foot siz … |
| Tichigan Lake (Lake Michigan Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
65 ft | Also known as Waterford Impoundment Tichigan Lake is a portion of the Waterford Impoundment on the Fox River in Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan Region. It offers private lakefront living to a … |
| Lake Managua (Leon Region, Nicaragua, Managua Region, Nicaragua, Nicaragua) |
65 ft | Also known as Lago de Managua, Lake Xolotlan Deep blue lagoons, rumbling volcanos, a bustling city and the pull of the ocean not far from the shores of Nicaragua’s Lake Managua are what make this … |
| Lough Lene (East Coast & Midlands Region, Ireland, Ireland) |
65 ft | Also known as Lough Lane, Lough Lein, Lough Leibinn Ireland’s Lough Lene is a natural freshwater glacial lake in northern Westmeath, an inland county in the province of Leinster. This lake has an irregu … |
| Lewiston Lake, CA (California, Shasta Cascade Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
65 ft | A great blue heron intent on catching fish for his breakfast stands undisturbed as a canoe glides by, holding an angler with the same idea. With nothi … |
| Third Lake and Druce Lake, IL (Chicagoland Region, IL, Illinois, US Midwest Region, USA) |
65 ft | Also known as Chittenden Lake and Second Lake The Village of Third Lake, located north of Chicago, is one of those secret locations that blends life in the big city with outdoor amenities. Small D … |