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 Carezza (Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige Region, Italy) |
56 ft | Also known as Lago di Carezza, Karersee, Rainbow Lake Often called ‘The Pearl of the Dolomites’, Lake Carezza is one of the must-see sights in the Trentino-Alto Adige region of northern Italy. Located at … |
| Lake Cypress Springs (Piney Woods Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
56 ft | Lake Cypress Springs is a beautiful 3,461-acre reservoir located eight miles southeast of Mount Vernon in the rolling hills and “Piney Woods” area of … |
| Manson Lake (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
56 ft | Located in the scenic Northwoods region of Wisconsin, Manson Lake is a beautiful 236-acre, spring-fed lake northwest of the city of Rhinelander in One … |
| Little Cedar Lake (Southern Savanna Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
56 ft | Little Cedar Lake, located near West Bend, Wisconsin is a glacier-formed, 246-acre lake in the Kettle Moraine area of Washington County. Kettle Morain … |
| Lake Krosino (Northern Poland, Poland, West Pomerania Region, Northern Poland) |
56 ft | Also known as Jezioro Krosino, Lake Krosno Lake Krosino is a gem of a lake on the Drava River in Poland’s West Pomeranian Voivodeship (administrative district). A part of the Drawsko Lakeland a … |
| Mummelsee (Baden-Wurttemberg Region, Germany, Germany) |
56 ft | Also known as Mummel Lake Legends swirl around Mummelsee (see=lake) in the northern Black Forest. The Black Forest, in Germany’s Baden-Wurttemberg region, is a land of fairy ta … |
| Lake Nebagamon, WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
56 ft | Tucked away in the Northwoods region of Wisconsin’s Douglas County, 914-acre Lake Nebagamon offers residents and visitors almost limitless recreationa … |
| Delavan Lake, WI (Southern Savanna Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
56 ft | One of the more popular of Wisconsin lakes is Delavan Lake in the Southern Savanna region. Delavan Lake has had a glorious history: the lake was a fav … |
| Monroe Lake, IN (Indiana, South Central Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
55 ft | Also known as Monroe Reservoir, Lake Monroe The largest lake in Indiana, Monroe Lake is also one of the state’s most scenic. Set among the rolling wooded hills, limestone bluffs overlook the 10, … |
| Perry Lake (Kansas, Northeast Kansas, US Midwest Region, USA) |
55 ft | Also known as Perry Lake Reservoir Tucked neatly into the northeast region of Kansas about 40 miles west of Kansas City, Perry Lake Reservoir provides tons of fun for those lucky enough … |
| Berlin Lake (Northeast Ohio, Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
55 ft | Also known as Berlin Reservoir One of the best-loved spots along northeastern Ohio’s Mahoning River is Berlin Lake. The Mahoning River has long done double-duty safeguarding the wat … |
| Tuckertown Reservoir (North Carolina, Piedmont Region, NC, US South Region, USA) |
55 ft | Also known as Tuckertown Lake The Tuckertown Reservoir in North Carolina’s Piedmont region is a stunning example of how hydroelectric power generation can mesh with habitat preserv … |