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 Sequoyah (Arkansas, Ozarks Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
55 ft | Also known as Sequoyah Lake Set in the foothills of the eastern Ozarks, Lake Sequoyah is one of seven private lakes set within the Arkansas community of Cherokee Village. From th … |
| Purity Lake (Lakes Region, NH, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
55 ft | In the late 1800’s Edward E. Hoyt moved his family to Purity Lake in the Lakes region of New Hampshire. Hoyt started a sawmill and water bottling comp … |
| Lauderdale Lakes, WI (Southern Savanna Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
55 ft | Also known as Green Lake, Middle Lake, Mill Lake, Lauderdale Chain of Lakes The Lauderdale Lakes consist of a chain of three lakes – Green Lake, Middle Lake, and Mill Lake – located in scenic north-central Walworth County, Wis … |
| Lake Everett, WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
55 ft | Nestled in the northern section of the beautiful Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, 35-acre Lake Everett’s sparkling waters invite people of all age … |
| Little Bear Lake, WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
55 ft | Burnett County, in Wisconsin’s great Northwoods region, was once buried under massive Glacial Lake Grantsburg. As the glacier slowly retreated, over 5 … |
| Lake Carroll, IL (Illinois, Northern Illinois, US Midwest Region, USA) |
55 ft | Lake Carroll is a sparkling freshwater lake located in Carroll County, in the northwest corner of Illinois. This private body of water sits in the mid … |
| Gages Lake, IL (Chicagoland Region, IL, Illinois, US Midwest Region, USA) |
55 ft | Gages Lake, in the Chicagoland Region of Illinois, is the perfect example of why those “in the know” love Lake County. USNews recently listed the Gage … |
| Pelican Lake-Otter Tail County, MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
55 ft | Pelican Lake is a 3,925-acre lake located in northwestern Otter Tail County approximately 7 miles north of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota. Pelican Lake is … |
| Paradox Lake, NY (Adirondacks Region, NY, New York, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
55 ft | Paradox Lake gets its name from a unique occurrence which happens every spring. Melting snow in the eastern Adirondack Mountains flows into Schroon Ri … |
| Thetis Lake, BC (British Columbia, Canada, Canada) |
55 ft | Also known as Upper Thetis Lake, Lower Thetis Lake Thetis Lake is actually two lakes – Upper and Lower Thetis Lakes located within the Thetis Lake Regional Park in View Royal, British Columbia. A narro … |
| Oneida Lake, NY (Central-Leatherstocking Region, NY, Finger Lakes Region, NY, New York, Thousand Islands Region, NY, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
55 ft | Covering more than 51,000 acres, Oneida Lake is the largest lake located entirely within the state of New York. Named after the Iroquois Nation Oneida … |
| Sardis Lake, OK (Kiamichi Country, OK, Oklahoma, US Southwest Region, USA) |
55 ft | Also known as Sardis Reservoir No visitor could be better served than by a visit to beautiful Sardis Lake. Located in Oklahoma’s Kaimichi Region, the reservoir is surrounded by moun … |