Deepest lakes & reservoirs in US Southwest 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.
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 149 articles we have published for US Southwest Region lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US Southwest Region > Compared by maximum depth in feet. This list does not represent all lakes in US Southwest Region, only the 149 US Southwest Region lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Max depth in feet | Lake description |
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Grand Lake O’the Cherokees, OK (Green Country, OK, Oklahoma, US Southwest Region, USA) |
164 ft | Also known as Grand Lake Over the Cherokees Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees stands out as a sapphire jewel tucked into the northeastern Oklahoma landscape. Created in 1940, the reservoir stretches f… |
Conchas Lake, NM (New Mexico, Northeast New Mexico, NM, US Southwest Region, USA) |
158 ft | Conchas Lake stretches 11 miles southwest along the Conchas River, and about 14 miles along the South Canadian River in eastern New Mexico. Located no… |
Medina Lake, TX (Hill Country Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
152 ft | Also known as Lake Medina Located in Texas Hill Country, Medina Lake is 40 miles northwest of San Antonio in Bandera and Medina Counties. Controlled by the Bexar-Medina-Atascos… |
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… |
Horseshoe Reservoir, AZ (Arizona, North Central Arizona, US Southwest Region, USA) |
142 ft | Horseshoe Reservoir, in the Arizona Central Region, is a seldom-visited surprise. Horseshoe Lake, as it is often called, was created in 1946, when a d… |
Lake Buchanan, TX (Hill Country Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
132 ft | Also known as "Big Buc" Lake Buchanan, the oldest and northernmost of the Highland Lakes, is known as “Big Buc” to the locals and anglers who regularly visit the area. It is… |
Canyon Lake, AZ (Arizona, Phoenix & Central Region, AZ, US Southwest Region, USA) |
131 ft | Within the wild and rugged Arizona Superstition Wilderness lies the awe-inspiring beauty of Canyon Lake. The lake and wilderness are part of the vast… |
Lake Meredith, TX (Panhandle Plains Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
127 ft | Also known as Meredith Reservoir Lake Meredith is an impressive 16,441-acre reservoir in the Texas Plains Region of the Texas Panhandle, about 30 miles northeast of Amarillo. Managed… |
Lake Pleasant, AZ (Arizona, North Central Arizona, US Southwest Region, USA) |
126 ft | Also known as New Lake Pleasant One of the finest water recreation areas in Arizona, Lake Pleasant is true to its name – a pleasant oasis in a desert setting. Lake Pleasant’s 9,200 s… |
Canyon Lake, TX (Hill Country Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
125 ft | Canyon Lake, with a maximum depth of 125 feet, is one of the deepest and most scenic lakes in Texas. Canyon Lake, formerly known as Canyon Reservoir,… |
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 Mohave, AZ/NV (Arizona, Las Vegas Territory, NV, Nevada, US Southwest Region, US West Region, USA, West Coast Region, AZ) |
120 ft | Lake Mohave is a man-made reservoir on the Colorado River that spans 28,260 acres. It is a part of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, and was cre… |