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 Cleburne (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
64 ft | Also known as Lake Pat Cleburne Lake Cleburne does far more than provide water for the City of Cleburne, Texas. The reservoir in the Prairies and Lakes region also provides local res … |
| Diamond Lake MI (Michigan, Southwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
64 ft | For those who dream of living on a private island, Diamond Lake in southwest Michigan can turn dreams into reality. Diamond Lake, with Diamond Island … |
| Lake Alexander (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
64 ft | Also known as Alexander Lake, Lake Alec No place invites lakefront dreaming quite like Lake Alexander. Located in the Lincoln Lakes area of Central Minnesota, this beautiful lake has it all: … |
| Onondaga Lake (Finger Lakes Region, NY, New York, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
63 ft | Long before its discovery by French explorers, Onondaga Lake was the location of the Iroquois Confederacy of tribes agreement. The ‘Great Peacemaker’ … |
| Island Pond (Northeast Kingdom Region, VT, US New England Region, USA, Vermont) |
63 ft | One of Vermont’s northernmost lakes is Island Pond. Tucked in the Northeast Kingdom Region, Island Pond is only 15 miles south of the Canadian border. … |
| West Hill Lake (Connecticut, Litchfield Hills Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
63 ft | Also known as West Hill Pond West Hill Lake, in Connecticut’s Litchfield Hills Region, is the quintessential New England lake. Perhaps more commonly called West Hill Pond, West Hi … |
| White Sand Lake, WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
63 ft | The sound of laughter emanates from within a dense pine forest in the Northwoods region of Wisconsin at White Sand Lake. Bare feet from a group of chi … |
| Highland Lake, CT (Connecticut, Litchfield Hills Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
63 ft | Highland Lake is a 444-acre lake nestled in the Berkshire Mountains of Litchfield County near the city of Winsted, Connecticut. Known as a resort lake … |
| Bryant Lake, ME (Lakes & Mountains Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
63 ft | Also known as Lake Christopher, Bryant Pond Slowly, afternoon slips into evening and the light dims on Bryant Lake. Suddenly the still water is broken as trout leap, following the evening hatch … |
| Devils Lake, MI (Michigan, Southeast Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
63 ft | Devils Lake is a 1,330-acre recreational lake in southeastern Michigan near the Ohio border. Devils Lake lies in a region that was once inhabited by a … |
| Lake Wateree, SC (Olde English District, SC, South Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
63 ft | Also known as Wateree Lake Lake Wateree lies 30 miles northeast of Columbia, South Carolina near Interstate 77. Duke Energy created the lake in 1920 by building a dam on the Cat … |
| Bassenthwaite Lake (England, England's Northwest Region, United Kingdom) |
62 ft | Also known as Bass Lake, Bassenwater, Broadwater, The Lake District Bassenthwaite Lake is a scenic peaceful lake located in England’s Lake District. In this land of many lakes, Bassenthwaite Lake is the only body of wa … |