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 Wildwood IL (Central Illinois, Illinois, US Midwest Region, USA) |
62 ft | Build it and they will come’ is the true story behind Lake Wildwood in Central Illinois. As the population grew in the 1960s and 1970s, developers fou … |
| Pleasant Lake ME (Lakes & Mountains Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
62 ft | Pleasant Lake is a glacial ribbon lake oriented in a north-to-south direction, with a surface area of 1,332 acres and a surface elevation of 427 feet. … |
| Great Moose Lake, ME (Kennebec & Moose River Valleys Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
62 ft | Also known as Moose Pond Vacations are a time to sleep in. She knows that. She just can’t help herself. Mornings are so beautiful at Great Moose Lake she has been waking up ea … |
| Lake Piediluco (Italy, Umbria Region, Italy) |
62 ft | Also known as Lago di Piediluco A quick peek at the shoreline of Lake Piediluco, also known as Lago di Piediluco, reveals wide, seemingly-unending curves around towering mountains in … |
| Weiss Lake, AL/GA (Alabama, Georgia, Historic High Country Region, GA, Mountains Region, AL, US South Region, USA) |
62 ft | The self proclaimed “Crappie Capital of the World,” Weiss Lake is a fantastic destination for anglers and the entire family. The lake is in Cherokee C … |
| Lake Andrusia, MN (Minnesota, Northwest Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
62 ft | Also known as Andrusia Lake The “Mighty Mississippi River,” made legendary in songs and novels, travels 2,552 miles from its start to its delta at the Gulf of Mexico. The headwat … |
| Sleepy Hollow Lake, NY (Catskills Region, NY, New York, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
62 ft | Sleepy Hollow Lake and the surrounding area proclaim to be the “Best Kept Secret in New York.” Nestled in Greene County between the Hudson River and C … |
| Lake Lochloosa, FL (Florida, North Florida, US South Region, USA) |
62 ft | Also known as Lochloosa Lake A single kayaker paddles out of Cross Creek into the mouth of Little Lochloosa Lake. Beautiful 5,700-acre Lochlossa Lake stretches in front of him wit … |
| Cecil M. Harden Lake, IN (Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA, West Indiana) |
62 ft | Also known as Raccoon Lake Located in west central Indiana, the Cecil M. Harden Lake is a naturalist’s delight and lies largely in Parke County and extends into Putnam County. R … |
| Moose Lake, MN (Minnesota, Northeast Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
61 ft | The passage of time often brings change and development to certain areas, but northern Minnesota’s Moose Lake rests quietly in its remote setting. Wit … |
| Benbrook Lake (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
61 ft | Also known as Lake Benbrook, Benbrook Reservoir Sprawled along the Clear Fork branch of the Trinity River in the Texas Prairies and Lakes region, Benbrook Lake works hard to improve the quality of l … |
| Long Lake Cheboygan County (Michigan, Northeast Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
61 ft | When searching for Long Lake in Michigan, many lakes might fit the bill. More than two dozen lakes in this state bear the same name, scattered among m … |