Deepest lakes & reservoirs in Cross Florida 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 13 articles we have published for Cross Florida lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US South Region > Florida > Cross Florida > Compared by maximum depth in feet. This list does not represent all lakes in Cross Florida, only the 13 Cross Florida lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Max depth in feet |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Island Lake, FL (Cross Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
30 ft | Island Lake is a 130-acre spring fed lake in Marion County, Florida. This private lake has no public access, making it a perfect winter or summer retr… |
| Lake Weir, FL (Cross Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
20 ft | Sprawling live oaks dripping with Spanish moss next to beautiful white sand beaches combine with exceptional fishing to make Lake Weir an enchanting M… |
| Lake Como, FL (Cross Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
16 ft | Truly stunning to look at, Lake Como is a dazzling body of water in Putnam County Florida. It is considered oligotrohpic, meaning that it is unusually… |
| Lake George, FL (Cross Florida, East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
12 ft | Lake George is the second largest lake in Florida, second only to Lake Okeechobee. Lake George is also the largest lake on the St. Johns River, about… |
| Gillis Pond, FL (Cross Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
12 ft | Putnam County Florida, known for it natural beauty and outdoor adventure, has a quiet little getaway called Gillis Pond. As word has spread, more visi… |