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 |
|---|---|---|
| Holiday Shores Lake, IL (Illinois, Southwest Illinois, US Midwest Region, USA) |
28 ft | Also known as Holiday Lake Holiday Shores Lake is a sprawling 430-acre, man-made lake in Madison County, Illinois. Formed by the damming of Joulters Creek in 1965, this unique l… |
| Blue Springs Lake, MO (Missouri, Northwest Missouri, US Midwest Region, USA) |
28 ft | Located in Jackson County, Missouri, Blue Springs Lake provides a relaxing retreat minutes from Kansas City’s urban setting. Lying within Jackson Coun… |
| Goshorn Lake, MI (Michigan, Southwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
28 ft | An undiscovered gem among Michigan lakes is Goshorn Lake. This tiny 26-acre lake lies nestled behind the dunes in Michigan’s Southwestern Tourism Regi… |
| Indian Pond, ME (Kennebec & Moose River Valleys Region, ME, Maine, Maine Highlands Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
28 ft | Also known as Big Indian Lake The leaves are turning color, setting the countryside on fire with patches of gold, amber, and red. It’s not as cold as winter, but the air is alive w… |
| Gunnison Reservoir, UT (Panoramaland Region, UT, US West Region, USA, Utah) |
28 ft | Also known as Sugar Kids Pond Like most of the lakes in Utah, Gunnison Reservoir is man-made. Also known as Sugar Kids Pond, the reservoir is an impoundment of the San Pitch River.… |
| Crooked Lake, IL (Chicagoland Region, IL, Illinois, US Midwest Region, USA) |
27 ft | In a landscape dotted by glacial lakes and wetlands, Crooked Lake is in the aptly named Lake County of Illinois. Situated in the Chicagoland tourist r… |
| Lake Waveland (Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA, West Indiana) |
27 ft | Nestled in the southwest corner of Montgomery County sits Lake Waveland, one of the county’s greatest assets. The 360-acre lake is bordered by 248-acr… |
| Clam Lake (Michigan, Northwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
27 ft | Clam Lake sparkles in the midst of northwest Michigan’s beautiful countryside. Tucked between Torch Lake and Lake Bellaire, Clam Lake is part of the l… |
| Upper Herring Lake (Michigan, Northwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
27 ft | Upper Herring Lake is a modestly sized naturally occurring freshwater lake in the Traverse City Lakes area of Michigan, located in the northwestern pa… |
| Halfmoon Lake (Lakes Region, NH, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
27 ft | Also known as Crescent Lake Sprawling across the border between the towns of Barnstead and Alton, Halfmoon Lake is a beautiful, quiet lake in New Hampshire’s Lakes Region. Halfmo… |
| Horn Lake, MS/TN (Hills Region, MS, Mississippi, Tennessee, US South Region, USA, West Tennessee) |
27 ft | Also known as "Lakeview" The Mississippi River has been flowing across North American for hundreds of thousands of years. Over time, however, its course changes or adjusts, so… |
| Tenmile Lake (Oregon, The Coast Region, OR, US West Region, USA) |
27 ft | Also known as North Tenmile Lake Tenmile Lake is a large, recreational lake near the city of Lakeside in Coos County, Oregon. Tenmile Lake is actually two lakes, North Tenmile Lake an… |