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 Pond (Massachusetts, US New England Region, USA, Western Massachusetts) |
26 ft | Also known as Big Benton Pond, Great Lake, Lake Winiscutt Big Pond in western Massachusetts has been known by many names, including Big Benton Pond, Great Lake, and even Lake Winiscutt. Regardless of its name… |
| Wild Rice Lake (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
26 ft | Also known as Manitowish Chain of Lakes Secluded by wilderness in the center of Wisconsin’s Vilas County, Wild Rice Lake is one of 10 magnificent lakes in the Manitowish Waters Chain of Lake… |
| Rice Lake (Canada, Ontario, Canada) |
26 ft | Rice Lake is a 24,748-acre lake located in south-eastern Ontario, southeast of the city of Peterborough and north of Cobourg. The beautiful lake is pa… |
| Matthews Lake, WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
26 ft | Surrounded by spreading aspen, oaks and pines of Wisconsin’s Northwoods, Matthews Lake offers relaxation and recreation to those who come to her shore… |
| Pickerel Lake, MN (Minnesota, Northwest Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
26 ft | Minnesota’s northwest region is draped in majestic forests and dotted with some of the state’s most pristine lakes including Pickerel Lake. Surrounded… |
| Boyer Lake, MN (Minnesota, Northwest Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
26 ft | Boyer Lake is a scenic, 383-acre lake in western Becker County, Minnesota. With its many small islands, bays, and peninsulas, the lake is a favorite w… |
| Columbus Lake, WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
26 ft | Columbus Lake is a hidden gem on the road less taken. The nearly 700-acre lake is just north of Sugar Camp in the Northwoods tourism region of Wiscons… |
| Gull Lake, AB (Alberta, Canada, Canada) |
26 ft | Surrounded by Alberta’s wide-open spaces and endless Canadian skies, Gull Lake is located in Alberta’s Central tourism region. Well situated between E… |
| Buckskin Hills Lake, NE (Lewis and Clark Region, NE, Nebraska, US Midwest Region, USA) |
26 ft | Also known as Buckskin Hills Reservoir and Buckskin Hills Wildlife Management Area Buckskin Hills Lake is a small prairie lake of about 75 acres located in northeastern Nebraska’s Dixon County. Lying four miles southwest of the town… |
| Lake Saint Helen, MI (Michigan, Northeast Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
26 ft | Also known as Lake St. Helen Lake Saint Helen is located in Roscommon County of northern Michigan near Interstate 75 and right next to the town of St. Helen – Charlton Heston’s ch… |
| Lake Darling, ND (North Dakota, Northwest Region, ND, US Midwest Region, USA) |
26 ft | Lake Darling is the focal point of the Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge located in northwest North Dakota. The Refuge is beautifully situated alo… |
| Bantam Lake, CT (Connecticut, Litchfield Hills Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
26 ft | Bantam Lake is an outdoor wonderland with great fishing, an almost completely forested shoreline and White Memorial Foundation – a nationally known co… |