Deepest lakes & reservoirs in Lakes Region, NH 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 24 articles we have published for Lakes Region, NH lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US New England Region > New Hampshire > Lakes Region, NH > Compared by maximum depth in feet. This list does not represent all lakes in Lakes Region, NH, only the 24 Lakes Region, NH lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Max depth in feet |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Newfound Lake, NH (Lakes Region, NH, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
183 ft | Comfortably situated in New Hampshire’s famous Lakes Region, Newfound Lake is the third-largest lake located entirely within the state’s boundaries. I… |
| Lake Winnipesaukee, NH (Lakes Region, NH, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
180 ft | By far the largest lake in the state, Lake Winnipesaukee covers an incredible 44,586 New Hampshire acres. The lake is the third largest lake in all of… |
| Winnisquam Lake, NH (Lakes Region, NH, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
174 ft | Also known as Lake Winnisqam Located in New Hampshire’s “Lakes Region”, Winnisquam Lake holds the distinction of being the fourth-largest lake located completely within the NH sta… |
| Silver Lake NH (Lakes Region, NH, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
164 ft | Silver Lake is located in eastern New Hampshire’s Lakes tourism region, just south of the White Mountain National Forest. The lake spans almost 1,000… |
| Merrymeeting Lake (Lakes Region, NH, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
135 ft | Beautiful Merrymeeting Lake in the town of New Durham, New Hampshire was formed by an impoundment on the Merrymeeting River in 1923. At normal water l… |
| Great East Lake, ME/NH (Lakes Region, NH, Maine, New Hampshire, Southern Coast Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
102 ft | Great East Lake is a paradise for anyone who enjoys a relaxing time. With over 1700 acres of water and 12 miles of shoreline, Great East Lake is known… |
| Squam Lake, NH (Lakes Region, NH, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
98 ft | Also known as Big Squam Lake, Little Squam Lake Big Squam Lake,the second-largest lake located entirely in New Hampshire, covers almost 6,800 acres in the state’s Lakes Region. Dotted with historic… |
| Lake Wentworth (Lakes Region, NH, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
89 ft | One of the prettiest lakes in New Hampshire’s Lakes Region is Lake Wentworth. All too often overlooked as tourists flock to nearby Lake Winnipesaukee,… |
| Lake Waukewan (Lakes Region, NH, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
68 ft | Lake Waukewan is set within the heart of New Hampshire’s Lakes Region, where its sparkling 928 acres lure visitors seeking to escape to a small town a… |
| Bow Lake (Lakes Region, NH, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
65 ft | Also known as Bow Lake New Hampshire’s Bow Lake is located about 30 miles south of better-known Lake Winnipesaukee in the state’s Lakes Region. Bow Lake has its own special… |
| Ossipee Lake, NH (Lakes Region, NH, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
61 ft | Ossipee Lake covers an impressive 3,245 acres in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire, making it the sixth-largest lake contained entirely within the sta… |
| Purity Lake (Lakes Region, NH, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
55 ft | In the late 1800’s Edward E. Hoyt moved his family to Purity Lake in the Lakes region of New Hampshire. Hoyt started a sawmill and water bottling comp… |