Deepest lakes & reservoirs in US New England Region 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.
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Below are lakes within USA > US New England Region > Compared by maximum depth in feet. This list does not represent all lakes in US New England Region, only the 181 US New England Region lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Max depth in feet |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Champlain (Adirondacks Region, NY, Canada, Lake Champlain Valley Region, VT, New York, Quebec, Canada, US Mid-Atlantic Region, US New England Region, USA, Vermont) |
400 ft | Lake Champlain, straddling New York and Vermont in the USA, and Quebec in Canada, is a natural freshwater lake seated 96 feet above sea level. Briefly… |
| Lake Memphremagog, VT / Canada (Canada, Northeast Kingdom Region, VT, Quebec, Canada, US New England Region, USA, Vermont) |
351 ft | Also known as Lac Memphremagog A perfect reflection of brightly colored mountains among a blue backdrop is cast upon Lake Memphremagog’s smooth, motionless surface. A kayaker, sitti… |
| Sebago Lake, ME (Lakes & Mountains Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
316 ft | Sebago Lake is the deepest and second largest lake in Maine. It stretches 12 miles long, boasts a 98 mile shoreline, covers 45 square miles, reaches a… |
| Lake Willoughby, VT (Northeast Kingdom Region, VT, US New England Region, USA, Vermont) |
312 ft | Also known as Willoughby Lake Lake Willoughby is one of those special lakes that are rarely found in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. The action of prehistoric glaciers gouged out a po… |
| 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… |
| Tunk Lake (Down East & Acadia Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
222 ft | Also known as Tunk Pond Nothing says Downeast Maine like Tunk Lake. This beautiful 2000-acre natural lake is wild, pristine and entirely accessible to all comers. Considered… |
| 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… |
| 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… |
| Embden Pond, ME (Kennebec & Moose River Valleys Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
180 ft | Also known as Embden Lake When you arrive at Embden Pond, you have arrived at an outdoors enthusiast’s paradise. The clear waters of Embden Pond, also known as Embden Lake, ref… |
| Lake Whitingham (Southern Vermont, US New England Region, USA, Vermont) |
180 ft | Also known as Harriman Reservoir Lake Whitingham is located near Vermont Route 100, which was highly praised by National Geographic as one of ten most scenic highways in America. Nest… |
| 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… |