Deepest lakes & reservoirs in Prairies and Lakes Region, TX 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 32 articles we have published for Prairies and Lakes Region, TX lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US Southwest Region > Texas > Prairies and Lakes Region, TX > Compared by maximum depth in feet. This list does not represent all lakes in Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, only the 32 Prairies and Lakes Region, TX lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Max depth in feet |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Possum Kingdom Lake (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
145 ft | Also known as Possum Kingdom Reservoir One of the most amusing names in lake recreation has to be Possum Kingdom Lake in the Prairies and Lakes region of Texas. Often called simply PK, the… |
| Belton Lake, TX (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
124 ft | Imposing bluffs stand tall in the Texas wind, as if serenely surveying Belton Lake’s calm, clear waters. An osprey spreads its wings from atop the blu… |
| Lake Whitney (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
108 ft | Also known as Whitney Lake, Whitney Reservoir A welcoming oasis of water in the often dry Texas Prairies and Lakes Region, Lake Whitney draws visitors from some of the largest cities in Texas. Abo… |
| Stillhouse Hollow Lake, TX (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
107 ft | As the sun dips below the horizon, a great blue heron surveys the waters at Stillhouse Hollow Lake. Crickets begin their twilight melody as the heron… |
| Ray Roberts Lake, TX (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
106 ft | Also known as Ray Roberts Reservoir, Lake Ray Roberts, Lake Aubrey Sprawling across the prairie in the Texas Prairies & Lakes Region, Ray Roberts Lake is one of the newest lakes in Texas. Named after a Texas legislato… |
| Lake Texoma, OK/TX (Arbuckle Country, OK, Oklahoma, Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
100 ft | Also known as Texoma Lake An 89,000-acre jewel set into the landscape of Texas and Oklahoma, Lake Texoma is a sparkling wonder of deep blue water and beautiful green shores. Wi… |
| Lake Waco, TX (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
85 ft | Also known as Waco Lake Lake Waco, also known as Waco Lake, is located in the Prairies and Lakes region of Central Texas. Its boundary lies within the city limits of Waco in… |
| Georgetown Lake (Hill Country Region, TX, Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
85 ft | Also known as Lake Georgetown, Georgetown Reservoir A perfect example of an engineered water supply, Georgetown Lake covers nearly 1,300 acres along the North Fork of the San Gabriel River. Part of the… |
| Lake Nocona, TX (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
80 ft | Also known as Farmer's Creek Reservoir, Nocona Lake Lake Nocona, also known as Farmer’s Creek Reservoir, is located in the Prairies and Lakes region of Texas near the Oklahoma border. Managed by the Nor… |
| Richland Chambers Lake, TX (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
75 ft | Also known as Richland Chambers Reservoir Richland Chambers Lake (also called Richland Chambers Reservoir) was created between 1982 to 1987, making it the youngest lake in Texas. The Texas leg… |
| Lake Granbury, TX (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
75 ft | One of only three lakes that dam the Brazos River, Lake Granbury was created in 1969 to provide storage capacity for flood and storm waters for munici… |
| Joe Pool Lake (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
75 ft | Also known as Joe Pool Reservoir When summer heat leaves residents of the Dallas-Fort Worth area longing for cool breezes, many of them head for Joe Pool Lake. This reservoir was crea… |