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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hyco Lake, NC (North Carolina, Piedmont Region, NC, US South Region, USA) |
30 ft | Hyco Lake is a man-made reservoir located in northern North Carolina near the Virginia state line in the Roanoke River Basin. In the early 1960s, the… |
| Lake Shafer, IN (Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA, West Indiana) |
30 ft | Lake Shafer is the summer destination of many Indiana families. Located just outside of Monticello, Indiana, Lake Shafer is one of two man-made lakes… |
| Honeoye Lake, NY (Finger Lakes Region, NY, New York, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
30 ft | Honeoye Lake, one of New York state’s famous Finger Lakes, is located in beautiful Ontario County. Clean and pristine, this minor Finger Lake is the c… |
| Canton Lake, OK (Oklahoma, Red Carpet Country, OK, US Southwest Region, USA) |
30 ft | Canton Lake is an expansive body of water in northwestern Oklahoma’s Red Carpet Country (named for its red soil). The United States Army Corps of Engi… |
| Lake Seminole, FL/GA (Florida, Georgia, Panhandle West Region, FL, Plantation Trace Region, GA, US South Region, USA) |
30 ft | Lake Seminole divides its 37,500 watery acres between Georgia and Florida. The lake is conveniently located about 40 miles northwest of Tallahassee, F… |
| Winter Park Chain of Lakes (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
29 ft | Also known as Lake Mizell, Lake Minnehaha, Lake Osceola, Lake Virginia, Lake Maitland The Winter Park Chain of Lakes has been a major feature contributing to quality of life in Winter Park, Florida for well over a hundred years. The Cit… |
| Lake Nuangola, PA (Northeastern Mountains Region, PA, Pennsylvania, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
29 ft | Also known as Nuangola Lake Lake Nuangola, also known as Nuangola Lake, is located in Luzerne County in the Northeastern Mountain Region of Pennsylvania. At just over 1165 feet i… |
| Lake Chetac (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
29 ft | Also known as Big Chetac Lake To escape from the hustle and bustle of a daily routine, visit Lake Chetac in the Northwoods Region of Wisconsin in Sawyer County. Also known as Big C… |
| Silver Lake ME (Maine, Maine Highlands Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
29 ft | Also known as Mattakeunk Pond Silver Lake, also known as Mattakeunk Pond, is an irregularly-shaped body of water covering 530 acres in Penobscot County, Maine. Silver Lake’s sparkl… |
| Lake Pardee, WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
29 ft | Lake Pardee is a private, residential, 206-acre lake in Iron County, near Mercer, Wisconsin. The lake area of Mercer is known for its vast, pristine b… |
| Lake Nasworthy, TX (Hill Country Region, TX, Panhandle Plains Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
29 ft | In the heart of Texas, Lake Nasworthy is a cool place in the heat of summer. This lake provides a welcome spot of relief, beckoning visitors to submer… |
| Kitsap Lake, WA (Seattle & Puget Sound Region, WA, US West Region, USA, Washington) |
29 ft | One of 101 lakes in Kitsap County, Washington, Kitsap Lake is conveniently located just three miles west of the city of Bremerton. This lake, which is… |