Deepest lakes & reservoirs in Iceland 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 Iceland lakes.
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Below are lakes within Iceland > Compared by maximum depth in feet. This list does not represent all lakes in Iceland, only the 3 Iceland lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Max depth in feet | Lake description |
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Lake Thingvallavatn (Iceland, Southwest Iceland Region, Iceland) |
374 ft | Also known as Lake Thingvalla Lake Thingvallavatn (Icelandic), also known as Lake Thingvalla (English) is the largest natural lake in Iceland, boasting a surface area of 20,757 acr… |
Skorradalsvatn Lake (Iceland, West Iceland Region, Iceland) |
157 ft | Also known as Skorradal Lake, Lake Skorradalsvatn Skorradalsvatn Lake is a small, elongated lake nestled in the glacial valley of Skorradalur. The body of water is about nine miles long and a half-mil… |
Kerid Crater Lake (Iceland, Southwest Iceland Region, Iceland) |
34 ft | Also known as Kerio, Kerith Lake Kerid Crater Lake proves that Southern Iceland isn’t all ‘fire and ice’ as many people believe. Located near the capital city of Reykjavik, Kerid is a… |