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 Carmi (Islands and Farms Region, VT, US New England Region, USA, Vermont) |
33 ft | Also known as Franklin Pond Lake Carmi represents the mental picture most have of a northern New England ‘camp’ lake. Hidden just south of the Canadian border in Vermont’s Island… |
| Lake Kerkini (Central Macedonia Region, Greece, Greece, Serres Region, Central Macedonia) |
33 ft | Also known as Limni Kerkinis FlocksFlocks of pelicans, grebes and ducks cluster in pockets and bob on Kerkini Lake in Central Macedonia in northern Greece. In the shallows around… |
| Lake Nokomis MN (Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Region, MN, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
33 ft | Tucked away in the heart of Minneapolis, 204-acre Lake Nokomis is settled snugly between two conjoining rivers and a number of quiet neighborhoods. Lo… |
| Long Lake MN (Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Region, MN, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
33 ft | Settled along the outskirts of Minneapolis resides quiet Long Lake. This natural lake offers a suburban setting for those not wishing to stray too far… |
| Norway Lake, MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
33 ft | Norway Lake is nestled in Kandiyohi County on the southern border of Minnesota’s Central tourism region. It is part of the Wilmar Lakes Area which inc… |
| Wildcat Lake, WA (Seattle & Puget Sound Region, WA, US West Region, USA, Washington) |
33 ft | Wildcat Lake can be found in the state of Washington’s Seattle and Puget Sound tourism region. It has a surface area of 120 acres and an average depth… |
| Great Salt Lake, UT (Great Salt Lake Country, UT, Ogden & Northwest Region, UT, US West Region, USA, Utah) |
33 ft | Also known as America's Dead Sea Sometimes called “America’s Dead Sea,” the Great Salt Lake occupies approximately 1,700 square miles of Utah’s real estate. It is the second largest l… |
| Lake Minnewaska MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
32 ft | Also known as Minnewaska Lake Perfectly positioned in Minnesota’s Central region for easy access, Lake Minnewaska offers the best of everything in lake-based recreation. Over 7,000… |
| Hussain Sagar Lake (Andhra Pradesh Region, South India, India, South India) |
32 ft | Also known as Hussainsagar Defining the borders of the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, Hussain Sagar Lake forms a direct link between South India’s past and present.… |
| Spider Lake (Michigan, Northwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
32 ft | With more than 50 lakes in Grand Traverse County alone, Michigan is a wonderful state for lake lovers to explore. Spider Lake, in the Northwest touris… |
| Dam Lake (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
32 ft | Also known as Sugar Camp Chain of Lakes A year round destination in the Northwoods Region of Wisconsin, Dam Lake in Oneida County offers fun, excitement and relaxation to its visitors. Beaut… |
| Bowstring Lake (Minnesota, Northeast Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
32 ft | Be it fishing, wakeboarding, canoeing or just simply wildlife watching, Bowstring Lake fulfills its visitors every vacation need. Set in Itasca County… |