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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Opinicon (Canada, Ontario, Canada) |
35 ft | Also known as Rideau Lakes Opinicon Lake is part of a chain of lakes known as the Rideau Waterway in Ontario, Canada. The lake is connected to others by a canal system called th… |
| Neal’s Pond (Northeast Kingdom Region, VT, US New England Region, USA, Vermont) |
35 ft | Along the miles of rolling hills and pastures in Essex County, Vermont, there is quaint body of water known as Neal’s Pond Here you can lose track of… |
| Lake Thompson, WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
35 ft | Also known as Thompson Lake Located in the beautiful Northwoods region of Wisconsin, Lake Thompson is a sparkling 382-acre lake located southeast of Rhinelander in Oneida County.… |
| Lake Mattoon, IL (Central Illinois, Illinois, US Midwest Region, USA) |
35 ft | Surrounded by farmlands in the Central region of Illinois is Lake Mattoon. A quiet and tranquil retreat for many Illinoisans and out-of-towners, the l… |
| Lake Otis, FL (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
35 ft | There’s something special about Lake Otis. Florida’s West Central Region is wealthy in lakes. Winter Haven in Polk County sits in the middle of a huge… |
| Hague Lake, BC (British Columbia, Canada, Canada) |
35 ft | White sand beaches, the scent of toasting sunblock-covered bodies, warm water for swimming, and virgin old growth Douglas fir trees all set against th… |
| Wall Lake, MI (Michigan, Southwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
35 ft | One of 300 lakes found among the rolling grasslands and open fields of Michigan’s Southwest tourism region, Wall Lake is a private residential lake. L… |
| Western Branch Lake, VA (Tidewater & Hampton Roads Region, VA, US South Region, USA, Virginia) |
35 ft | Also known as Western Branch Reservoir Western Branch Lake, near Suffolk, Virginia, is one of five water supply reservoirs owned by the City of Norfolk that allows fishing. At 1,265 acres,… |
| Highland Lake, IL (Chicagoland Region, IL, Illinois, US Midwest Region, USA) |
35 ft | If you’ve ever dreamed of leaving the city on Friday night and quickly arriving at a lakefront piece of heaven, then Highland Lake is just the place f… |
| Adobe Creek Reservoir, CO (Colorado, Southeast Colorado, US West Region, USA) |
35 ft | Also known as Blue Lake For the true, unhurried western vacation in Southeastern Colorado, make the trip to Adobe Creek Reservoir. The reservoir, also known as Blue Lake pres… |
| Kanopolis Lake, KS (Kansas, North Central Kansas, US Midwest Region, USA) |
35 ft | Kanopolis Lake is a man-made reservoir located near Ellsworth, Kansas. The lake is the result of a dam constructed from 1940-1948 on the Smoke Hill Ri… |
| Lake Wicwas (Lakes Region, NH, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
35 ft | Also known as Wickwas Lake With dozens of beautiful vistas to photograph, Lake Wicwas is nestled among three protected wildlife areas in central New Hampshire. The lake’s surfac… |