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 |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo Lake, LA/TX (Louisiana, Piney Woods Region, TX, Sportsman's Paradise Region, LA, Texas, US South Region, US Southwest Region, USA) |
20 ft | Caddo Lake covers an impressive 26,800 acres and straddles the border of Texas and Louisiana. The lake is a maze of interconnected waterways, heavily… |
| Lake Kissimmee, FL (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
20 ft | Lake Kissimmee’s massive 34,948 acre area earns the lake a spot as Florida’s third largest lake, finishing just behind Lake George and Lake Okeechobee… |
| Spruce Knob Lake (Potomac Highlands Region, WV, US South Region, USA, West Virginia) |
20 ft | Spruce Knob Lake, in West Virginia’s Potomac Highlands, proves that good things come in small packages. Only 23 acres, the little reservoir was create… |
| Cascade Lakes (Central Oregon, Oregon, US West Region, USA) |
20 ft | Also known as Todd Lake, Sparks Lake, Davis Lake, Elk Lake, Devils Lake, JHosmer Lake, Lava Lake, Little Lava Lake, Custus Lake, Little Custus Lake, Crane Prairie Reservoir, North Twin Lake, South Twin Lake, Wickiup Reservoir, Crescent Lake Whether it be a scenic day trip along the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway, a leisurely day hike, or a rugged back country camping trek, the Cascade Lakes o… |
| Fox Lake, WI (Southern Savanna Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
19 ft | The Winnebago Indians, the area’s first inhabitants called it Hosh-a-rac-ah-tah or “good land.” Later it was known as “Waushara” or “fish spear,” and… |
| Lake Monomonac (Central Massachusetts, Massachusetts, Monadnock Region, NH, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
19 ft | The wind fills the sails, pushing the sailboats across Lake Monomonac. A bewitching combination of pristine white sail cloth and billowing bright colo… |
| Sabattus Pond (Lakes & Mountains Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
19 ft | Also known as Sabattus Lake Sabattus Pond in the Lakes and Mountains region of Maine is a success story in the making. The 1,973-acre lake has a history of very poor water qualit… |
| Oak Lake, WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
19 ft | As a kayaker slides into Wisconsin’s Oak Lake, he notices the dense mix of hardwood pines surrounding the lake’s edge. The thick tree line separates t… |
| Pickerel Lake, WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
19 ft | Pickerel Lake is a pristine 1,272-acre lake in Forest County and Langlade County, Wisconsin. With over ten miles of shoreline and a maximum depth of 1… |
| Lake Annie, FL (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
19 ft | Located in central Florida, Lake Annie is 90 miles west of the Atlantic’s white sand beaches and 90 miles east of the Gulf of Mexico’s parks and resor… |
| Chiusi Lake, Italy (Italy, Tuscany Region, Italy) |
19 ft | Also known as Lake Chiusi, Lago di Chiusi, Chiaro di Luna Located in the scenic Tuscan hills, Chiusi Lake lies along the Tuscany-Umbria border in north-central Italy. The nearby community of Chiusi is well si… |
| Lake Carlinville, IL (Central Illinois, Illinois, US Midwest Region, USA) |
19 ft | Also known as Carlinville Lake, Lake 1 and Lake 2 Located in the Central region of Illinois, Lake Carlinville (also known as Carlinville Lake) is a 355-acre lake used for drinking water and recreation… |