Highest elevation lakes & reservoirs in by altitude
This is a comparison for lakes within - Compared by Highest Altitude/Elevation in feet.Note: For some lakes, "Altitude/Elevation" data is unknown, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 2151 articles we have published for lakes.
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Lake name  |
Elevation in feet |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Waiau (Big Island, Hawaii, USA, West) |
13,020 ft | [Full Again: Lake Waiau nearly disappeared, in a shrinking process that extended from 2010 – 2015 with no clear explanation. As of September 2015, it… |
| Little Lakes Valley Trail Chain of Lakes (California, High Sierra, USA, West) |
10,950 ft | Also known as Mack Lake, Marsh Lake, Heart Lake, Box Lake, Long Lake, Chickenfoot Lake, Lower Gem Lake, Upper Gem Lake The Little Lakes Valley Trail is an ‘easy’ trail, according to experienced hikers in California’s High Sierras. However, these beautiful lakes are loc… |
| Virginia Lakes Chain of Lakes (California, High Sierra, USA, West) |
10,870 ft | Also known as Trumbull Lake, Red Lake, Bue Lake, Little Virginia Lake, Big Virginia Lake, Cooney Lake, Moat Lake, Frog Lakes Uncrowded and unspoiled are the perfect words to describe the nine Virginia Lakes. Strung along Virginia Creek in California’s High Sierras, most of t… |
| Lake Corpus Christi (Gulf Coast, Southwest, Texas, USA) |
10,159 ft | Lake Corpus Christi in Texas’s Gulf Coast region is just miles away from the coastline and the big coastal city of Corpus Christi. It is an impoundmen… |
| Twin Lakes CO (Colorado, South Central, USA, West) |
9,200 ft | Also known as Twin Lakes Reservoir In the mid 1800’s gold was discovered in Lake County Colorado, and everything changed. Settlers moved west seeking their fortunes and discovered not o… |
| Independence Lakes (Idaho, South Central, USA, West) |
9,180 ft | Independence Lakes in Idaho’s Sawtooth National Forest are at the end of one of south central Idaho’s most popular hiking trails in the Albion Mountai… |
| Lake Dillon (Colorado, Northwest, USA, West) |
9,017 ft | Also known as Dillon Reservoir Nestled in the middle of some of Summit County’s best skiing, Lake Dillon is the perfect year round getaway. With its rich history, fantastic sport fi… |
| Lake Granby (Colorado, Front Range, USA, West) |
8,280 ft | Also known as Granby Lake Nestled in the shadows of the majestic Rocky Mountains near the headwaters of the Colorado River, Lake Granby is a great place for a mountain getaway.… |
| Green Mountain Reservoir (Colorado, Northwest, USA, West) |
7,954 ft | Thousands of tourists and recreational guests come to the Colorado Rockies each year, never knowing that Green Mountain Reservoir is only a short dist… |
| Vallecito Lake (Colorado, Southeast, USA, West) |
7,669 ft | Also known as Vallecito Reservoir The quest for a reliable source of irrigation water in Colorado’s dry Southwest Region brought Vallecito Lake into being. Twenty-two miles north of Du… |
| Strawberry Reservoir (Mountainland, USA, Utah, West) |
7,612 ft | Also known as The Berry Strawberry Reservoir, known locally as The Berry, is Utah’s most popular fishing spot. Located in Wasatch County, a convenient 65 miles east of the Wa… |
| Blue Mesa Reservoir (Colorado, Southwest, USA, West) |
7,519 ft | Also known as Blue Mesa Lake Beautiful mesas, deep canyons, and steep rocky cliffs surround Blue Mesa Reservoir, the second largest lake entirely in Colorado. The clear, blue, mou… |
