Deepest lakes & reservoirs in 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 81 articles we have published for Florida lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US South Region > Florida > Compared by maximum depth in feet. This list does not represent all lakes in Florida, only the 81 Florida lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Max depth in feet | Lake description |
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Lake Jackson FL (Florida, Panhandle East Region, FL, US South Region, USA) |
30 ft | Also known as Jackson Lake Florida has many special lakes, but none is more unique than Lake Jackson in the Panhandle East region. The 4,500-acre lake is remarkable for trophy l… |
Santa Fe Lake, FL (Florida, North Florida, US South Region, USA) |
30 ft | Also known as Lake Santa Fe Santa Fe Lake, also known as Lake Santa Fe, is a sparkling 5,850-acre expanse that lies in northeastern Alachua County, Florida. Actually divided into… |
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 Seminole, FL/GA (Florida, Georgia, Panhandle West Region, FL, Plantation Trace Region, GA, US South Region, USA) |
30 ft | Lake Seminole divides its 37,500 watery acres between Georgia and Florida. The lake is conveniently located about 40 miles northwest of Tallahassee, F… |
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 Alice, FL (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
25 ft | Once the home of orange groves and week-end fishing cabins, Lake Alice is quickly becoming exclusive property in a growing bedroom community. Located… |
Saxon Lake, FL (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
20 ft | Also known as Lake Saxon Saxon Lake is the go-to spot for water skiing in Florida. Although Land O Lakes in Pascoe County holds over a hundred lakes, most are small – too smal… |
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 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 Annie, FL (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
19 ft | Located in central Florida, Lake Annie is 90 miles west of the Atlantic’s white sand beaches and 90 miles east of the Gulf of Mexico’s parks and resor… |
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… |