Deepest lakes & reservoirs in Costa Rica 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 3 articles we have published for Costa Rica lakes.
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Below are lakes within Costa Rica > Compared by maximum depth in feet. This list does not represent all lakes in Costa Rica, only the 3 Costa Rica lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Max depth in feet | Lake description |
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Lake Arenal, Costa Rica (Alajuela Region, Costa Rica, Costa Rica, Guanacaste Region, Costa Rica) |
200 ft | Also known as Lago Arenal, Laguna de Arenal Lake Arenal, flanked by lush rainforest and the magnificent Arenal Volcano, is a world-class destination lake. Known for its feisty rainbow bass and i… |
Angostura Lagoon, Costa Rica (Cartago Region, Costa Rica, Costa Rica) |
92 ft | Also known as Laguna Angostura, Lake Angostura, Angostura Hydroelectric Project Lagoon Nestled near in the peaceful town of Turrialba in Costa Rica’s Central Valley, Cartago Province, Angostura Lagoon constitutes the newest and largest h… |
Lagos Chirripo (Cartago Region, Costa Rica, Costa Rica, Limon Region, Costa Rica, San Jose Region, Costa Rica) |
72 ft | Also known as Laguna Grande de Chlrripo, Lago San Juan Seldom seen except by dedicated high-altitude hikers, the Lagos Chirripo or Chirripo Lakes are the highest in Central America. Located just below the… |