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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dal Lake, India (India, Jammu and Kashmir Region, North India, North India) |
20 ft | Dal Lake is located in the heart of Srinagar, the capital of the northernmost Indian administered State of Jammu and Kashmir. At 2700 acres, breath-ta… |
| Bolton Lakes, CT (Connecticut, River Valley Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
20 ft | Also known as Bolton Lake, Upper Bolton Lake, Middle Bolton Lake, Lower Bolton Lake Bolton Lakes is conveniently located in Connecticut’s Tolland County, just 14 miles east of the state’s capital city of Hartford. The series of three… |
| Dunns Lake, IL (Chicagoland Region, IL, Illinois, US Midwest Region, USA) |
20 ft | Also known as Fox Chain O'Lakes If a vacation on the Fox River Chain of Lakes appeals to you, Dunns Lake in the Chicagoland Region is just the ticket. This small lake, reached via a… |
| High Falls Lake, GA (Georgia, Historic Heartland Region, GA, US South Region, USA) |
20 ft | High Falls Lake is a beautiful 650-acre lake hidden in the dense pine woods of Monroe County, Georgia. Located between the cities of Macon and Atlanta… |
| Lake Kincaid, LA (Crossroads Region, LA, Louisiana, US South Region, USA) |
20 ft | Also known as Kincaid Reservoir or Kincaid Lake In the Crossroads region of Louisiana, the bayous, wetlands, pine-covered hills and farms meet. So too do the diversity of Cajun, Anglo, French, Creol… |
| Oxford Furnace Lake, NJ (New Jersey, Skylands Region, NJ, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
20 ft | Also known as Furnace Brook Watershed #2 Dam What was once built for practical purposes of flood and erosion control is now a quiet lake area known as Oxford Furnace Lake in Warren County, New Je… |
| Lake Mohawk, NJ (New Jersey, Skylands Region, NJ, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
20 ft | Nestled in the town of Sparta, Lake Mohawk will take visitors and residents back in time with Tudor style architecture dotted around the lake. Althoug… |
| Upper Greenwood Lake, NJ (Gateway Region, NJ, New Jersey, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
20 ft | Once a private summer resort lake, Upper Greenwood Lake is now home to full-time residents who enjoy lake living in north central New Jersey. Located… |
| Lake Weir, FL (Cross Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
20 ft | Sprawling live oaks dripping with Spanish moss next to beautiful white sand beaches combine with exceptional fishing to make Lake Weir an enchanting M… |
| Twin Lake, MI (Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA, West Central Michigan) |
20 ft | Horace Greeley may have advised, “Go west” but, if he had been in Muskegon, he might have said, “Go east” instead – to Twin Lake. A few miles east of… |
| Lake Lucille, AK (Alaska, Southcentral Region, AK, US West Region, USA) |
20 ft | Also known as Lucille Lake Located in the Mat-Su Valley in the heart of scenic Alaska, Lake Lucille is a small lake with a rich history. Most of Lake Lucille’s shore is privatel… |
| Storm Lake, IA (Iowa, Northwest Iowa, US Midwest Region, USA) |
20 ft | Storm Lake is located in Buena Vista County in northern Iowa. At 3,097 acres, the lake is one of the largest natural lakes in the state. On the northe… |