Deepest lakes & reservoirs in Ireland 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 14 articles we have published for Ireland lakes.
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Below are lakes within Ireland > Compared by maximum depth in feet. This list does not represent all lakes in Ireland, only the 14 Ireland lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Max depth in feet | Lake description |
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Lakes of Killarney, Ireland (Ireland, South West Ireland) |
250 ft | Also known as Killarney Lakes, Lough Leane, Lower Lake, Muckross Lake, Middle Lake, Upper Lake For more than 250 years, the beauty of Killarney Lakes has attracted royalty, world leaders, literary figures and now more than one and a half million… |
Lough Salt, Ireland (Ireland, North West Region, Ireland) |
245 ft | Lough Salt is a small mountain tarn at the foot of Lough Salt Mountain, in Donegal. Situated at an altitude of over 800 feet, the lough itself measure… |
Lough Corrib, Ireland (Ireland, West Ireland) |
138 ft | Lough Corrib is the largest lake in the Republic of Ireland, covering about 44,000 acres. Situated between Galway City and the County Mayo, Lough Corr… |
Lough Derg (Ireland, Shannon Region, Ireland) |
118 ft | One of Ireland’s most pristine national treasures is Lough Derg, a 29,000-acre lake nestled within western Ireland’s Shannon Region. Its title comes f… |
Lough Currane (Ireland, South West Ireland) |
110 ft | Lough Currane is a pristine body of water located in County Kerry, the heart of Ireland’s lush South West tourism region. The province is best known f… |
Lough Eske (Ireland, North West Region, Ireland) |
100 ft | Lough Eske, or “Lake of the Fish,” is a cozy little lake nestled in Ireland’s Northwest tourism region. Wedged between the Blue Stack and Tawnawully M… |
Lough Ennell, Ireland (East Coast & Midlands Region, Ireland, Ireland) |
98 ft | Also known as Lough Ennel Lough Ennell is nestled into Ireland’s countryside, near the town of Mullingar, and features a steep, stony and picturesque shoreline. The beauty of t… |
Lough MacNean (Fermanagh Region, Northern Ireland, Ireland, North West Region, Ireland, Northern Ireland Region, United Kingdom, United Kingdom) |
70 ft | Also known as Upper Lough MacNean, Lower Lough MacNean Lough MacNean, a freshwater lake (lough) surrounded by picturesque scenery, is often referred to by Upper Lough MacNean and Lower Lough MacNean. This… |
Lough Lene (East Coast & Midlands Region, Ireland, Ireland) |
65 ft | Also known as Lough Lane, Lough Lein, Lough Leibinn Ireland’s Lough Lene is a natural freshwater glacial lake in northern Westmeath, an inland county in the province of Leinster. This lake has an irregu… |
Lough Foyle (Ireland, Londonderry Region, Northern Ireland, North West Region, Ireland, Northern Ireland Region, United Kingdom, United Kingdom) |
49 ft | Also known as Loch Feabhail Standing on the stoop of his holiday cottage looking out over the water of Lough Foyle, he was struck by how closely the 44,000 acre estuary matched h… |
Lough Cullin (Ireland, West Ireland) |
10 ft | Lough Cullin is one of the little-known jewels of County Mayo in West Ireland. Tucked neatly between Nephin and Ox mountains, the 2500-acre shallow lo… |