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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lums Pond, DE (Delaware, Northern Delaware, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
10 ft | Located in Lums Pond State Park in New Castle County, Lums Pond is the largest freshwater lake in the state of Delaware. With its boating and fantasti… |
| Sheldon Lake, TX (Gulf Coast Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
10 ft | Also known as Lake Sheldon, Sheldon Resevoir Sheldon Lake is conveniently located just 16 miles east of Houston in northeastern Harris County. This 1,230-acre reservoir covers about 800 acres of… |
| Lake Istokpoga, FL (Florida, South Florida, US South Region, USA) |
10 ft | Lake Istokpoga, located in Highlands County, is Florida’s fifth largest lake and stretches out over 27,692 Florida acres. With a maximum length of 10… |
| Lake Nakuru (Kenya, Rift Valley Region, Kenya) |
9 ft | Lake Nakuru is the most-visited lake in the country of Kenya. That might seem odd once people realize that this alkaline lake in Kenya’s East Rift Val… |
| Lake Carnegie (Delaware River Region, NJ, New Jersey, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
9 ft | Also known as Carnegie Lake Although steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie is remembered for his library donations, one of his lesser-known gifts to society is Lake Ca… |
| Bay Tree Lakes (Coast Region, NC, North Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
9 ft | Canals reminiscent of Venice weave through the private community of Bay Tree Lakes in the Coastal region of North Carolina. The manmade canals connect… |
| Silver Lake, DE (Central Delaware, Delaware, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
9 ft | Surrounded by the city of Dover at the headwaters of the St. Jones River, Silver Lake is a beautiful place to take a break from fast paced urban life.… |
| Lake Winneconne, WI (Central Sands Prairie Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
9 ft | The Winneconne Chamber of Commerce describes its town as a “hidden treasure,” and the same can be said of Lake Winneconne. The excellent fishing and a… |
| Butte Des Morts Lake, WI (Central Sands Prairie Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
9 ft | Like all the Winnebago Pool lakes, Lake Butte des Morts is a fantastic place to fish and boat. Add all the amenities of the city of Oshkosh, Wisconsin… |
| Brainard Lakes (Colorado, Front Range Region, CO, US West Region, USA) |
8 ft | Also known as Brainard Lake, Blue Lake, Mitchell Lake, Long Lake, Lake Isabelle The Brainard Lakes are some of the most heavily visited lakes along Colorado’s Front Range. Five small lakes lie within the Brainard Lakes Recreation… |
| Monarch Lake (Colorado, Northwest Colorado, US West Region, USA) |
8 ft | Also known as Monarch Reservoir One of the prettiest hikes on Colorado’s west slope is the trail around Monarch Lake. The small reservoir is one of the few in the area not directly a… |
| Altmuhl Lake (Bavaria Region, Germany, Germany) |
8 ft | Also known as Altmuhlsee Sprawling across the heart of Bavaria in a land more comfortable measuring time in millennia than years, Altmuhl Lake (Altmuhlsee in German) is a rece… |