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 Manitou, IN (Indiana, North Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
19 ft | Lake Manitou is an oasis in the small bustling city of Rochester, Indiana. Surrounded by a park and nature preserves, the spring-fed lake covers 775 a… |
| White Oak Lake, AR (Arkansas, Timberlands Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
19 ft | Also known as White Oak Reservoir Towering trees frame White Oak Lake, a reservoir located in the Timberlands Tourism Region of Arkansas. Rolling hills provide a scenic backdrop for an… |
| Clear Lake, IA (Iowa, North Central Iowa, US Midwest Region, USA) |
19 ft | Clear Lake is located in Cerro Gordo County in northern Iowa. At 3,684 acres it is one of the largest natural lakes in the state. Clear Lake is one of… |
| White Rock Lake, TX (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
18 ft | Located northeast of the City of Dallas, White Rock Lake is an artificial reservoir built to supply drinking water to the residents of Dallas. Its con… |
| Lake Griffin (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
18 ft | Headwaters of the Ocklawaha River, 9,500-acre Lake Griffin offers a bit of everything to Harris Chain of Lakes visitors. The long, shallow lake is the… |
| Lady Bird Lake (Hill Country Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
18 ft | Also known as Town Lake Lady Bird Lake is a beautiful 468-acre reservoir in the capital city of Austin, Texas. The lake is the easternmost lake in a chain of reservoirs on th… |
| Lyman Lake WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
18 ft | Nestled in the Northwoods region of Douglas County, Wisconsin, 403-acre Lyman Lake offers visitors and residents a picture perfect vacation spot for f… |
| Kelly Lake, CA (Bay Area Region, CA, California, US West Region, USA) |
18 ft | Take a scenic 95-mile drive south of San Francisco and you will arrive at the exclusive Kelly Lake properties in the community of Watsonville. Kelly L… |
| Fox Lake, IL (Chicagoland Region, IL, Illinois, US Midwest Region, USA) |
18 ft | Also known as Nippersink Lake, Fox Chain O'Lakes Located north of Chicago in the Chicagoland Region of Illinois, Fox Lake is part of the Fox River Chain of Lakes. The Fox River Chain consists of nine… |
| Lake Bogue Homa, MS (Coastal Region, MS, Mississippi, US South Region, USA) |
18 ft | In Jones County of Mississippi’s Coastal region, Lake Bogue Homa covers 882 surface acres. A mild and “friendly” climate year round and the comfort of… |
| Upper Red Lake, MN (Minnesota, Northwest Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
18 ft | Nestled in the Northwest Region of Minnesota, Upper Red Lake has an incredible comeback story and is becoming a popular vacation place for the second… |
| Lake Apopka, FL (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
18 ft | Sixty years ago Lake Apopka was a world class bass fishery. Fishing camps dotted the shore of the spring-fed central Florida lake in Orange and Lake C… |