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 |
|---|---|---|
| Devils Lake, OR (Oregon, The Coast Region, OR, US West Region, USA) |
22 ft | Far from anything maleficent, Devils Lake is a sweet little wonder lying in the midst of Oregon’s attractive Lincoln City. The lake is situated in a u… |
| East Okoboji Lake, IA (Iowa, Northwest Iowa, US Midwest Region, USA) |
22 ft | Also known as East Lake Okoboji East Okoboji Lake is one of a chain of lakes known as Iowa’s Great Lakes. East Okoboji Lake received its unique name from the Dakota Indians. They cal… |
| Henrys Lake (Eastern Idaho, Idaho, US West Region, USA) |
21 ft | Also known as Henry's Lake Reservoir Hidden in the far north corner of Eastern Idaho, just over the border from both Montana and Wyoming, Henrys Lake attracts thousands of visitors every… |
| Squaw Lake (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
21 ft | One of the better-kept secrets in Wisconsin’s Lake Superior Northwoods Region is Squaw Lake. This 785-acre lake hides in plain sight across the border… |
| Josephine Lake (Seattle & Puget Sound Region, WA, US West Region, USA, Washington) |
21 ft | Also known as Lake Josephine Located on the east side of Anderson Island, Josephine Lake is a residential paradise. Anderson is a large island located in Puget Sound, a waterway w… |
| Wular Lake (India, Jammu and Kashmir Region, North India, North India) |
21 ft | Also known as Wullar Lake Wular Lake, located in the Jammu and Kashmir region of northern India, is something of a mystery. The name Wular is believed to be a corruption of the… |
| Lake Sovereign, GA (Georgia, Historic High Country Region, GA, US South Region, USA) |
21 ft | Lake Sovereign, in Georgia’s Historic High Country Region , is more than a lake; it’s a way of life. Thirty-eight-acre Lake Sovereign is the centerpie… |
| Lake Trasimeno, Italy (Italy, Umbria Region, Italy) |
21 ft | Also known as Lago di Trasimeno, Lake Trasimene Situated in the heart of Italy, Lake Trasimeno sits almost exactly at the midpoint of the Italian peninsula halfway both north to south and east to we… |
| Johnson Valley Reservoir, UT (Panoramaland Region, UT, US West Region, USA, Utah) |
21 ft | Johnson Valley Reservoir is a 700-acre lake just three miles northeast of Fish Lake in the heart of Utah’s Fishlake National Forest. The reservoir was… |
| Lake Winnebago, WI (Central Sands Prairie Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
21 ft | American white pelicans skim across the surface of Lake Winnebago, fishing alongside the anglers below. Birds and fishermen alike flock to the beautif… |
| Senecaville Lake, OH (Ohio, Southeast Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
21 ft | Also known as Seneca Lake Senecaville Lake, also known as Seneca Lake, is the third largest inland lake in Ohio with 3,550 acres. Senecaville Lake is conveniently located in so… |
| Crystal Lake, NY (New York, Thousand Islands Region, NY, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
20 ft | Also known as Sixtown Pond, Little Stony Creek Pond Nestled in quiet corner of Jefferson County, New York is a peaceful lake known by three names: Crystal Lake, Little Stony Creek Pond, and Sixtown Pond… |