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 |
|---|---|---|
| Webster Lake, IN (Indiana, North Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
65 ft | Also known as Boydston Lake For visitors of the Northern Tourism Region of the beautiful state of Indiana, Webster Lake is a wonderful stopover to enjoy the scenery, incredible f … |
| Lake Petersburg, IL (Central Illinois, Illinois, US Midwest Region, USA) |
65 ft | Also known as Petersburg Lake, Petersburg Reservoir Something in human nature seems to require a water body to feel complete: Lake Petersburg fills that need. The people of Petersburg on the border betw … |
| Lake Clearwater, New Zealand (Christchurch - Canterbury Region, South Island, NZ, New Zealand, South Island, NZ) |
65 ft | Also known as Lake Tripp When the winds are not blowing hard from off the mountains, Lake Clearwater holds images like a broad mirror. In it you can see reflections of the sno … |
| Grapevine Lake, TX (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
65 ft | Located in Texas’ Prairies and Lakes tourism region lies Grapevine Lake, one of the most picturesque and welcoming reservoirs in the state. Although c … |
| St. Mary’s Lake, BC (British Columbia, Canada, Canada) |
65 ft | Also known as St. Mary Lake, St. Marys Lake St. Mary’s Lake is a beautiful and tranquil 729-acre lake located west of the community of Kimberley in the Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canad … |
| Occoquan Reservoir, VA (Northern Virginia Region, US South Region, USA, Virginia) |
65 ft | Also known as Occoquan River Reservoir or Lake Occoquan In the dialect of the Native American Dogue tribe, “occoquan” means “at the end of the water.” The Dogue tribe occupied Northern Virginia up until the … |
| W. Kerr Scott Reservoir, NC (Mountains Region, NC, North Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
65 ft | Also known as W. Kerr Scott Lake W. Kerr Scott Reservoir is a 1,475-acre reservoir located near Wilkesboro, North Carolina in the Mountains tourism region. Built by the U.S. Army Corp … |
| Nancy Lake, AK (Alaska, Southcentral Region, AK, US West Region, USA) |
65 ft | Also known as Nancy Lake State Recreation Area Nancy Lake, near Willow, Alaska is part of the 22,685 acre area known as the Nancy Lake State Recreation Area. With limited development the area has r … |
| Milford Lake, KS (Kansas, Northeast Kansas, US Midwest Region, USA) |
65 ft | Also known as Milford Reservoir Milford Lake is the largest reservoir in Kansas with 163 shoreline miles and 16,000 surface acres. The lake offers abundant recreational opportunities … |
| Wilson Lake, KS (Kansas, North Central Kansas, US Midwest Region, USA) |
65 ft | Also known as Wilson Reservoir Nicknamed the “Clearest Lake in Kansas”, Wilson Lake is located in the heart of the Smoky Hills of central Kansas. This reservoir is an unexpected jew … |
| Melton Hill Reservoir, TN (East Tennessee, Tennessee, US South Region, USA) |
65 ft | Also known as Melton Hill Lake Melton Hill Reservoir, also known as Melton Hill Lake, is an impoundment of the Clinch River. Located near Oak Ridge, TN, the reservoir extends 57 mil … |
| Lake Bomoseen, VT (Crossroads of Vermont, US New England Region, USA, Vermont) |
65 ft | Lake Bomoseen is the most prominent lake in Vermont’s Lake Region, located in the west-central part of the state. Stretching almost 9 miles long and o … |