Deepest lakes & reservoirs in Skylands Region, NJ 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 11 articles we have published for Skylands Region, NJ lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US Mid-Atlantic Region > New Jersey > Skylands Region, NJ > Compared by maximum depth in feet. This list does not represent all lakes in Skylands Region, NJ, only the 11 Skylands Region, NJ lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Max depth in feet |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Merrill Creek Reservoir, NJ (New Jersey, Skylands Region, NJ, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
210 ft | Merrill Creek Reservoir, located in Warren County, New Jersey, is a 650-acre man-made lake completed in 1988. The reservoir project took 13 years of p… |
| Round Valley Reservoir, NJ (New Jersey, Skylands Region, NJ, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
180 ft | Round Valley Reservoir spans 2,350 acres in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The reservoir fills the valley formed by the ring-shaped Cushetunk Mountain,… |
| Lake Aeroflex (New Jersey, Skylands Region, NJ, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
110 ft | Also known as New Wawayanda Lake Tucked away within New Jersey’s Skylands region, Lake Aeroflex is the crown jewel of the Kittatinny Valley State Park. Sometimes called New Wawayanda… |
| Culver Lake, NJ (New Jersey, Skylands Region, NJ, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
80 ft | Also known as Culvers Lake Culver Lake is an exclusive, privately owned body of water located in Sussex County New Jersey. The immaculate 555-acre lake has an average depth of 5… |
| Highland Lakes (New Jersey, Skylands Region, NJ, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
80 ft | Also known as Lake Wawayanda, Lake Glenwood, Lake Pochung, Lake Wallkill, Pleasant Valley Lake, Tall Timbers Lake, Lake Panorama, Louemma Lake, Scenic Lakes, Highland Lake, East Highland Lake, Upper Highland Lake, Upper West Highland Lake, Lake Wanda The Highland Lakes in New Jersey’s Skylands region have always been special. The Highland Lakes area includes the Vernon Valley, known as some of New… |
| Spruce Run Reservoir, NJ (New Jersey, Skylands Region, NJ, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
73 ft | Spruce Run Reservoir is one of the oldest reservoirs in the state of New Jersey. Constructed in the 1960s to meet an increasing need for water supplie… |
| Lake Hopatcong, NJ (New Jersey, Skylands Region, NJ, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
58 ft | Lake Hopatcong is the largest lake in New Jersey, at about nine miles long with 45 miles of shoreline and covering 2,560 acres. Only 45 miles from New… |
| Lake Owassa, NJ (New Jersey, Skylands Region, NJ, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
24 ft | A privately-owned association lake, Lake Owassa is located in Sussex County in the Culvers Gap Area of the Skyland Region. The lake is only 275-acres… |
| Lake Mohawk, NJ (New Jersey, Skylands Region, NJ, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
20 ft | Nestled in the town of Sparta, Lake Mohawk will take visitors and residents back in time with Tudor style architecture dotted around the lake. Althoug… |
| Oxford Furnace Lake, NJ (New Jersey, Skylands Region, NJ, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
20 ft | Also known as Furnace Brook Watershed #2 Dam What was once built for practical purposes of flood and erosion control is now a quiet lake area known as Oxford Furnace Lake in Warren County, New Je… |
| Lake Musconetcong, NJ (New Jersey, Skylands Region, NJ, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
10 ft | In the early 1800’s, the Morris Canal and Banking Company was tasked with building a canal to help move freight across the New Jersey. In order to sup… |