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 Chapala, Mexico (Mexico, Northern Pacific Region, Mexico) |
34 ft | Also known as Lago de Chapala Lake Chapala, Mexico’s largest freshwater lake, is renowned for its mild weather, picturesque villages and incredible sunsets. Located on a large plat… |
| Gun Lake, MI (Michigan, Southwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
34 ft | Beautiful Gun Lake, located off US 131 north of Kalamazoo, Michigan, has been a vacation and boating destination for well over a hundred years. Origin… |
| Lake Cherokee, TX (Piney Woods Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
34 ft | Also known as Cherokee Lake Strong community values, a solid commitment to neighborhood prosperity, access to convenience and comfort, and year-round fun are the terms that descr… |
| Lake Waubesa, WI (Southern Savanna Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
34 ft | Also known as Yahara Chain of Lakes Dane County in south central Wisconsin has plenty of water for recreation. There are 37 lakes and 475 miles of streams and rivers including 14 miles o… |
| Shenango River Lake, PA/OH (Great Lakes Region, PA, Northeast Ohio, Ohio, Pennsylvania, US Mid-Atlantic Region, US Midwest Region, USA) |
34 ft | Also known as Shenango Reservoir Located mostly in northwestern Pennsylvania between Greenville PA and Sharon PA – and spilling into northeastern Ohio – Shenango River Lake provides f… |
| Powers Lake (Lake Michigan Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
33 ft | Those dreaming of a lake getaway in the Lake Michigan region of southeastern Wisconsin couldn’t do much better than Powers Lake. This 450-acre natural… |
| Pushkar Lake (India, Rajasthan Region, West India, West India) |
33 ft | Also known as Pushkar Sarovar Pushkar Lake is one of the most sacred lakes in India. Located in the Rajasthan state of western India, Pushkar Lake has been declared a heritage monu… |
| Lake Bogoria (Kenya, Rift Valley Region, Kenya) |
33 ft | Lake Bogoria in Kenya’s East Rift Valley has several natural phenomena that make it an ideal destination for eco-tourists. The extremely salty lake ha… |
| Nelson Lake, WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
33 ft | With its undeveloped shoreline and beautiful water, Nelson Lake joins the other Hayward Lakes as a fantastic Wisconsin destination. Historically there… |
| Lake Milton (Northeast Ohio, Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
33 ft | Also known as Milton Reservoir Mahoning County’s Lake Milton in the Northeast Region of Ohio holds a century’s-worth of history along its picturesque shores. The area was part of th… |
| Lac d’Hourtins-Carcans (Aquitaine Region, Southwestern France, France, Southwestern France Region) |
33 ft | Also known as Lake Hourtins, Lac Carcans-Hourtin-Maubuisson Beautiful Lac d’Hourtins-Carcans is nestled within France’s Aquitaine region. One of the longest and largest bodies of water in the country, it has a… |
| Sabaudia Lake (Italy, Lazio Region, Italy) |
33 ft | Also known as Paola Lake, Lago di Sabaudia Italy’s Sabaudia Lake has plenty of friendly neighbors, from a city to the north, a national park to the south and the cool, coastal breeze from the s… |