Deepest lakes & reservoirs in East Central 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 22 articles we have published for East Central Florida lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US South Region > Florida > East Central Florida > Compared by maximum depth in feet. This list does not represent all lakes in East Central Florida, only the 22 East Central Florida lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Max depth in feet |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Wales Ridge and Crooked Lake (East Central Florida, Florida, South Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
45 ft | Also known as Lake Caloosa Remnants of desert sea islands 2.3 million years old host the hundreds of lakes along Florida’s Lake Wales Ridge. This large area encompasses a broad… |
| Alligator Lake, FL (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
32 ft | Sometimes referred to as the “Headwaters of the Everglades,” Alligator Lake in East Osceola County is part a chain of lakes in south-central Florida.… |
| Winter Park Chain of Lakes (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
29 ft | Also known as Lake Mizell, Lake Minnehaha, Lake Osceola, Lake Virginia, Lake Maitland The Winter Park Chain of Lakes has been a major feature contributing to quality of life in Winter Park, Florida for well over a hundred years. The Cit… |
| Lake Eustis (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
28 ft | Also known as Harris Chain of Lakes One of the unsung gems of Central Florida’s Lake County is Lake Eustis. Nearly 8,000 acres, Lake Eustis is a central link in the Harris Chain of Lakes… |
| Lake Kissimmee, FL (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
20 ft | Lake Kissimmee’s massive 34,948 acre area earns the lake a spot as Florida’s third largest lake, finishing just behind Lake George and Lake Okeechobee… |
| Lake Apopka, FL (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
18 ft | Sixty years ago Lake Apopka was a world class bass fishery. Fishing camps dotted the shore of the spring-fed central Florida lake in Orange and Lake C… |
| Lake Griffin (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
18 ft | Headwaters of the Ocklawaha River, 9,500-acre Lake Griffin offers a bit of everything to Harris Chain of Lakes visitors. The long, shallow lake is the… |
| East Lake Tohopekaliga, FL (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
16 ft | Also known as East Lake Toho East Lake Tohopekaliga, often called East Lake Toho for short, is located in central Florida south of Orlando. Covering a staggering 11,968 Florida ac… |
| Clermont Chain of Lakes (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
16 ft | Also known as Lake Louisa, Lake Minnehaha, Lake Minneola, Lake Winona, Lake Susan, Lake Hiawatha, Lake Palatlakaha, Wilson Lake, Lake Crescent, Cook Lake, Lake Cherry, Lake Lucy, Lake Emma Water paradise awaits in East Central Florida: the Clermont Chain of Lakes offers over 9000 acres of water surface with additional miles of canals and… |
| Lake Tohopekaliga, FL (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
15 ft | Also known as Lake Toho Lake Tohopekaliga is world renowned for its bass fishing and loved for its natural beauty. It is located in Osceola County, Florida, at the headwaters… |
| Lake Washington FL (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
15 ft | Even in a state with thousands of lakes, Lake Washington stands out. This lake, one of three large lakes along the Saint Johns River Upper Basin, is o… |
| Johns Lake, FL (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
12 ft | Also known as John's Lake Johns Lake is a beautiful 2,419-acre lake located halfway between Orlando and Clermont in central Florida. The lake is divided into east (Black Lake)… |