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 McKinley (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
23 ft | Also known as McKinley Lake Located in a region that has been called the “Roads to Relaxation”, McKinley Lake in Washburn County, Wisconsin offers visitors a quiet respite to rel… |
| Ashmere Lake (Massachusetts, US New England Region, USA, Western Massachusetts) |
23 ft | Ashmere Lake is a small, quiet lake tucked away in western Massachusetts. The 217-acre lake is surrounded by beautiful rural countryside in the towns… |
| Lake Morton (Seattle & Puget Sound Region, WA, US West Region, USA, Washington) |
23 ft | Lake Morton is a small wilderness haven with city amenities nearby, located about 30 miles southeast of Seattle in King County. With snow-capped Mt. R… |
| Otsego Lake MI (Michigan, Northwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
23 ft | A plane’s deep droning in the distance becomes louder and louder as visitors at Otsego Lake look up towards the sky. Those new to the scene quickly re… |
| Lake Manitoba, MB (Canada, Manitoba, Canada) |
23 ft | Lake Manitoba is located in central Manitoba about 45 miles northwest of the city of Winnipeg. It is one of the best fishing and outdoor natural lakes… |
| Chemong Lake (Canada, Ontario, Canada) |
22 ft | Also known as Lake Chemong, Lake Chemung Chemong Lake is the largest lake in the Kawartha Chain of Lakes, covering more than 5,630 acres. This lake holds historical significance for the resid… |
| Maltschacher See (Austria, Carinthia, Austria) |
22 ft | Also known as Maltschachersee, Maltschacher Lake, Lake Maltschacher, Lake Maltschach Maltschacher See (See=Lake) is a lovely 32-acre (.129 square kilometers) resort lake tucked in the green rolling hills of Carinthia (Karnten), Austria… |
| Lost Lake, WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
22 ft | Lost Lake is a sparkling 541-acre lake just north of Saint Germain in Vilas County, Wisconsin. Bordered on the south by the American Legion State Fore… |
| Lake Winter, WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
22 ft | Lake Winter is a 257-acre lake hidden in the shadow of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in Sawyer County, Wisconsin. Created by an impoundment… |
| Candlewick Lake, IL (Illinois, Northern Illinois, US Midwest Region, USA) |
22 ft | Tucked away in the northern region of Illinois, 60 miles west of Chicago, Candlewick Lake offers respite at the end of a long day or recreation during… |
| Chetek Chain of Lakes, WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
22 ft | Also known as Six Lakes Tucked in the midst of the Wisconsin’s Lake Superior Northwoods Region lies the Chetek Chain of Lakes, also known as Six Lakes. Centuries ago, inhabit… |
| Houghton Lake, MI (Michigan, Northeast Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
22 ft | Houghton Lake is a shallow, marshy lake with a sandy, gravely bottom. Warm in the summer, freezing over during the winter months, and staying cool dur… |