Deepest lakes & reservoirs in Maine Highlands Region, ME 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 10 articles we have published for Maine Highlands Region, ME lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US New England Region > Maine > Maine Highlands Region, ME > Compared by maximum depth in feet. This list does not represent all lakes in Maine Highlands Region, ME, only the 10 Maine Highlands Region, ME lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Max depth in feet |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Moosehead Lake, ME (Maine, Maine Highlands Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
246 ft | Moosehead Lake, nestled in the Longfellow Mountains in the Maine Highlands Region, is the largest lake in Maine. It has an elevation of 1,023 feet, bo… |
| Schoodic Lake (Maine, Maine Highlands Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
186 ft | One of the large lakes in the Maine Highlands region, Schoodic Lake has managed to stay off the recreation radar of many Maine vacationers. Only an ho… |
| Sebec Lake, ME (Maine, Maine Highlands Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
155 ft | Also known as Lake Sebec Located in central Maine’s Piscataquis River Valley, Sebec Lake is surrounded by a land of recreational opportunity. Whether you come to relax in New… |
| Millinocket Lake (Maine, Maine Highlands Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
86 ft | Nestled within the Maine Highlands tourism region, Millinocket Lake is known for its stunning views of Mount Katahdin, the tallest mountain peak in Ma… |
| Lake Wassookeag (Maine, Maine Highlands Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
86 ft | Also known as Dexter Pond Lake Wassookeag, also known as Dexter Pond, spans 1,030 acres in the Maine Highlands tourism region, about 40 miles northwest of Bangor. Its name is d… |
| Brassua Lake (Maine, Maine Highlands Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
65 ft | Also known as Little Brassua Lake-historic Sprawling across almost 9,000 acres of the Maine Highlands Region, Brassua Lake is actually little known. The large reservoir was created in 1925 when… |
| South Twin Lake, ME (Maine, Maine Highlands Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
55 ft | South Twin Lake is part of the splendid Pemadumcook Chain of Lakes which includes four other lakes (North Twin, Ambajejus, Elbow, and Pemadumcook Lake… |
| Sebasticook Lake (Maine, Maine Highlands Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
50 ft | The fertile waters of Sebasticook Lake have drawn people to its shores since prehistoric times. This Maine Highlands lake is the site of one of the ol… |
| Silver Lake ME (Maine, Maine Highlands Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
29 ft | Also known as Mattakeunk Pond Silver Lake, also known as Mattakeunk Pond, is an irregularly-shaped body of water covering 530 acres in Penobscot County, Maine. Silver Lake’s sparkl… |
| Indian Pond, ME (Kennebec & Moose River Valleys Region, ME, Maine, Maine Highlands Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
28 ft | Also known as Big Indian Lake The leaves are turning color, setting the countryside on fire with patches of gold, amber, and red. It’s not as cold as winter, but the air is alive w… |