Deepest lakes & reservoirs in 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 2151 articles we have published for lakes.
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Below are lakes within Compared by maximum depth in feet. This list does not represent all lakes in , only the 2151 lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Max depth in feet |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Hauser Lake, ID (Idaho, Northern Idaho, US West Region, USA) |
40 ft | Hauser Lake is located at the southernmost edge of the Selkirk Mountains in northern Idaho. Like many lakes in the Panhandle area, Hauser Lake was for… |
| Lovell Lake, NH (Lakes Region, NH, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
40 ft | Surrounded by a plenitude of forest pine, fir, elm, beech, and oak trees, this clear water lake is located in beautiful New Hampshire. Occupying the L… |
| Lake Royale, NC (North Carolina, Piedmont Region, NC, US South Region, USA) |
40 ft | Also known as Lake Sagamore Situated in the plains, valleys and gentle hills of North Carolina’s Piedmont region is a private lake resort community called Lake Royale. As its nam… |
| Yankee Lake, NY (Catskills Region, NY, New York, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
40 ft | Located on the top of West Shawangunk Ridge in the Catskill Mountains, Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County, New York. Yankee Lake has a rich and… |
| Lake Dunlap, TX (Hill Country Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
40 ft | Also known as Dunlap Reservoir Lake Dunlap is one of several lakes formed by impounding the Guadalupe River with construction of dams along its course. Lake Dunlap is located near N… |
| Lake Placid, TX (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
40 ft | Lake Placid is a small reservoir on the Guadalupe River one mile southwest of Sequin, Texas in the Prairies and Lakes Region. Operated by the Guadalup… |
| Gantt Lake, AL (Alabama, River Heritage Region, AL, US South Region, USA) |
40 ft | Also known as Gantt Reservoir Gantt Lake’s location in Alabama’s coastal plain gives it an advantage of long summers, humid and warm, and winter temperatures that remain mild. The… |
| Cedar Lake, IL (Illinois, Southern Illinois, US Midwest Region, USA) |
40 ft | Cedar Lake is located at the edge of the Shawnee National Forest in southern Illinois. This 1,750-acre reservoir was created by the City of Carbondale… |
| Lac Vieux Desert, MI/WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA, Upper Peninsula Region, MI, Wisconsin) |
40 ft | Also known as Lac Vieux Lake Lac Vieux Desert is the French name for this 4,260-acre lake of Michigan and Wisconsin. The name was given by French fur trappers who were among the f… |
| Lake June in Winter, FL (Florida, South Florida, US South Region, USA) |
40 ft | Also known as Lake June, Lake Stearns Lake June in Winter, often referred to simply as Lake June, is a 3,504 acre freshwater lake in the Lake Placid area of south-central Florida. Formerly… |
| Manasquan Reservoir, NJ (New Jersey, Shore Region, NJ, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
40 ft | Also known as Manasquan County Reservoir Manasquan Reservoir is located in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Artifacts found near the reservoir indicate that its land was once occupied by the Lena… |
| Lake Ray Hubbard, TX (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
40 ft | Also known as Ray Hubbard Lake, previously known as Forney Reservoir Everything is bigger in Texas, and Lake Ray Hubbard is no exception. Less than twenty minutes east of Dallas, the reservoir that serves “Big D” offers… |