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 |
|---|---|---|
| Big Bass Lake, WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
27 ft | Also known as Bass Lake Big Bass Lake is a shimmering 203-acre lake in Washburn County, Wisconsin. Surrounded by the dense hardwood and pine forests of Wisconsin’s Northwoods… |
| Union Lake, NJ (New Jersey, Southern Shore Region, NJ, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
27 ft | Union Lake is an 898-acre reservoir located in the town of Millville in southern New Jersey. The lake dates back to the 1790s, when the damming of the… |
| Lake Columbia, AR (Arkansas, Timberlands Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
27 ft | The Timberlands Region of Arkansas is home to Lake Columbia, a 2,950 acre reservoir situated northwest of Magnolia the country seat of Columbia County… |
| Gile Flowage, WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
27 ft | Tucked away in Wisconsin’s Northwoods, Gile Flowage is a lovely wilderness getaway. With its undeveloped shoreline and all the amenities of nearby Hur… |
| Lake Saint Clair, MI / Canada (Canada, Michigan, Ontario, Canada, Southeast Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
27 ft | Also known as Lake St. Clair Heart-shaped Lake Saint Clair is the smallest body of water in the Great Lakes system. Tucked between Lake Huron to the north and Lake Erie to the sou… |
| Lake Celilo, OR/WA (Mt. Hood-The Gorge Region, OR, Oregon, Southwest Washington, US West Region, USA, Washington) |
27 ft | Also known as Dalles Lock and Dam Beautiful and serene Lake Celilo is located off of I-84 about an hour and a half east of Portland, Oregon. Lake Celilo stretches 24 miles long and str… |
| Big Whiteshell Lake (Canada, Manitoba, Canada) |
27 ft | Manitoba’s Big Whiteshell Lake is a shining star among the 200 lakes in Whiteshell Provincial Park. Fourth largest lake in the park, Big Whiteshell La… |
| Cherry Creek Reservoir, CO (Colorado, Denver Area, CO, US West Region, USA) |
26 ft | Also known as Cherry Creek Lake Affectionately called “Denver’s Backyard,” Cherry Creek Lake and State Park provide recreation opportunities for families from all over. Located in Au… |
| Tittabawassee Lakes (East Central Michigan, Michigan, Northeast Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
26 ft | Also known as Secord Lake, Sanford Lake, Smallwood Lake, Wixom Lake The Tittabawassee River is one of Michigan’s main river systems, draining lands in the Northeast and East Central Michigan regions into the Saginaw Ri… |
| Lake Needwood & Lake Frank (Capital Region, MD, Maryland, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
26 ft | Also known as Needwood Reservoir, Lake Bernard Frank, Bernard Frank Reservoir Lake Needwood and its little neighbor, Lake Bernard Frank, offer a quiet respite from the busy, noisy metropolitan Washington DC landscape. The little… |
| Acton Lake (Ohio, Southwest Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
26 ft | Also known as Hueston Woods Lake Acton Lake, In the Southwest region of Ohio, has provided recreation opportunities to generations of visitors in the 50 years since it was created. On… |
| West Twin Lake (Michigan, Northeast Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
26 ft | West Twin Lake is situated in Montmorency County in the northeastern region of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. This 1,313-acre lake is paired geograp… |