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 |
|---|---|---|
| Silver Lake Cowlitz County, WA (Southwest Washington, US West Region, USA, Washington) |
10 ft | Silver Lake is a shallow 3,000-acre wetland lake located in southwest Washington. Formed by an early eruption of Mount St. Helens, which permanently d… |
| Gosselsdorfer See (Austria, Carinthia, Austria) |
10 ft | Also known as Lake Gosselsdorfer, Gosselsdorfer Lake, Gosselsdorfersee Gosselsdorfer See is a tranquil 79-acre (.32 square kilometer) lake lying within a 476-acre (2 square kilometer) conservation area. Found in the munic… |
| Lough Cullin (Ireland, West Ireland) |
10 ft | Lough Cullin is one of the little-known jewels of County Mayo in West Ireland. Tucked neatly between Nephin and Ox mountains, the 2500-acre shallow lo… |
| Lake Massaciuccoli (Italy, Tuscany Region, Italy) |
10 ft | Also known as Lago di Massaciuccoli, Lake Puccini A lone kayaker glides across the water of 1,680-acre Lake Massaciuccoli, his boat cutting through the white water lilies that grow thick around the sh… |
| Lake Musconetcong, NJ (New Jersey, Skylands Region, NJ, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
10 ft | In the early 1800’s, the Morris Canal and Banking Company was tasked with building a canal to help move freight across the New Jersey. In order to sup… |
| Echo Lake, NH (New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA, White Mountains Region, NH) |
10 ft | He reaches as far above him as he can, searching for a finger hold that will let him pull himself up the cliff face soaring over Echo Lake. Below him,… |
| Holden Pond, FL (Florida, North Florida, US South Region, USA) |
10 ft | Holden Pond is a 51-acre lake southeast of the town of Hawthorne in Alachua County, Florida. Alachua County has numerous small, tucked away lakes and… |
| Lake Shetek, MN (Minnesota, Southern Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
10 ft | Located near the southwestern corner of the state, Lake Shetek is one of the best known of Minnesota Southern Region Lakes. Shetek means pelican in th… |
| Buckley Dunton Lake, MA (Massachusetts, US New England Region, USA, Western Massachusetts) |
10 ft | Also known as Buckley Dunton Reservoir At first glance, it seems like there is nothing around Buckley Dunton Lake, near Becket in western Massachusetts – that is, nothing but trees and wild… |
| Lake Saint John, LA (Crossroads Region, LA, Louisiana, US South Region, USA) |
10 ft | One of the hottest bass fishing lakes in Louisiana is Lake Saint John located in Concordia Parish. With stands of cypress trees lining its banks, this… |
| Lac Des Allemands, LA (Greater New Orleans Region, LA, Louisiana, US South Region, USA) |
10 ft | Lac Des Allemands is a natural 12,000-acre lake located about 25 miles west of New Orleans. The lake name is French for Lake of the Germans, referring… |
| Records Pond, DE (Delaware, Southern Delaware, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
10 ft | Also known as Laurel Lake Although Records Pond at just over 90 acres, it is one of the larger lakes in Delaware. Delaware has no natural lakes, but the coastal state does have… |