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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rangkul Lake & Shorkul Lake (Tajikistan) |
20 ft | Also known as Ozero Rangkul, Ozero Shorkul Those with a taste for unusual and somewhat extreme adventure will certainly want to put Rangkul and Shorkul Lakes on their list. These two natural, s… |
| Lake Washington MS (Delta Region, MS, Mississippi, US South Region, USA) |
20 ft | Star of Mississippi’s Delta region, Lake Washington is an emblem of the ‘old’ South. Lake Washington is an oxbow lake, formed when the mighty Mississi… |
| Lake Tangipahoa (Capital-River Region, MS, Mississippi, US South Region, USA) |
20 ft | Also known as Percy Quin Reservoir, Tangipahoa Reservoir Lake Tangipahoa is usually a quiet, unassuming little lake nestled within Percy Quin State Park in Mississippi’s Capital-River region. The 554-acre la… |
| Manistique Lakes (Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA, Upper Peninsula Region, MI) |
20 ft | Also known as Big Manistique Lake, North Manistique Lake, South Manistique Lake, Millecoquins Lake, Milakokia Lake, Lake Ann Louise Manistique Lakes! Just the name is enough to evoke bouts of nostalgia in millions of past visitors. The lakes – North Manistique Lake at 1,722 acres,… |
| Lake Alexandrina & Lake Albert (Australia, South Australia, Australia) |
20 ft | Also known as Lower Murray Lakes Lake Alexandrina and Lake Albert are important lakes south of Adelaide in South Australia. Often called the lower lakes of the Murray River, the two f… |
| Lowell Lake (Southern Vermont, US New England Region, USA, Vermont) |
20 ft | Also known as Great Pond One of Vermont’s newest state parks is the home of Lowell Lake. The small 102-acre lake has been a silent observer to the entire history of the town o… |
| Ennis Lake (Gold West Country, MT, Montana, US West Region, USA) |
20 ft | In 1905 the Montana Power Company built a dam on the Madison River, creating Ennis Lake. The two and a half mile long lake stretches across Montana’s… |
| Thunder Lake (Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA, Upper Peninsula Region, MI) |
20 ft | Thunder Lake in Michigan can mean two things: a 63-acre lake in Mason County or a 340-acre lake in Schoolcraft County. In this article, Schoolcraft Co… |
| Autumn Lake (New York, Thousand Islands Region, NY, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
20 ft | Autumn Lake is a beautiful 8-acre private lake in Orwell, New York, just a few miles east of Pulaski in Oswego County. The secluded lake offers a peac… |
| Desert Harbor Lake, AZ (Arizona, Phoenix & Central Region, AZ, US Southwest Region, USA) |
20 ft | Located in the private community of Desert Harbor, Desert Harbor Lake is just minutes from picturesque Sun City and Phoenix. Part of the Phoenix & Cen… |
| Saxon Lake, FL (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
20 ft | Also known as Lake Saxon Saxon Lake is the go-to spot for water skiing in Florida. Although Land O Lakes in Pascoe County holds over a hundred lakes, most are small – too smal… |
| Horseshoe Lake, WA (Seattle & Puget Sound Region, WA, US West Region, USA, Washington) |
20 ft | One of three lakes in Washington state of the same name, Kitsap County’s Horseshoe Lake is the tiniest – and arguably the most beautiful – of them all… |