Deepest lakes & reservoirs in North West Region, 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 4 articles we have published for North West Region, Ireland lakes.
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Below are lakes within Ireland > North West Region, Ireland > Compared by maximum depth in feet. This list does not represent all lakes in North West Region, Ireland, only the 4 North West Region, Ireland lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Max depth in feet |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| 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 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 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 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… |