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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bratsk Reservoir, Russia (Eastern Siberia Region, Russia, Russia) |
361 ft | It has been said that one of the most striking things about Siberia is the scale. Just the name conjures images of vast snowy expanses, impossibly thi… |
| Lake Brunner, New Zealand (New Zealand, South Island, NZ, West Coast Region, South Island, NZ) |
359 ft | Moana Kotuku is what the Maori call Lake Brunner, naming it after the beautiful and rare white herons (kotuku) sometimes seen on the lake’s shores. Th… |
| Lake Turkana, Kenya (Eastern Region, Kenya, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rift Valley Region, Kenya) |
358 ft | Also known as Lake Rudolf Lake Turkana, located in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya and stretching into Northern Ethiopia, is said to be the world’s largest permanent desert lake… |
| Lake Memphremagog, VT / Canada (Canada, Northeast Kingdom Region, VT, Quebec, Canada, US New England Region, USA, Vermont) |
351 ft | Also known as Lac Memphremagog A perfect reflection of brightly colored mountains among a blue backdrop is cast upon Lake Memphremagog’s smooth, motionless surface. A kayaker, sitti… |
| Wazee Lake, WI (Mississippi-Chippewa Rivers Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
350 ft | Wazee Lake is a 146-acre lake east of Black River Falls, Jackson County, in the Mississippi-Chippewa Rivers Region of Wisconsin. The lake is the deepe… |
| Roosevelt Lake, AZ (Arizona, North Central Arizona, US Southwest Region, USA) |
349 ft | Also known as Theodore Roosevelt Lake, Lake Roosevelt With 21,500 acres at full pond and 128 miles of shoreline, Roosevelt Lake is the largest body of water contained entirely within Arizona; the larger L… |
| Lake Vanern, Sweden (Dalsland Region, Gotaland, Sweden, Gotaland Region, Sweden, Svealand Region, Sweden, Sweden, Varmland Region, Svealand, Sweden, Vastergotland Region, Gotaland, Sweden) |
348 ft | Swimming, sailing, pleasure cruises – Lake Vanern has them all. This ancient lake is the largest lake in Sweden and the third largest in Europe, spann… |
| Heavenly Lake (China, Northwest China Region) |
345 ft | Also known as Tian Chi, Heavenly Pond, Heavenly Pool, Pearl of Heaven One of the most beautiful spots in northwest China’s Xinjiang Province, Heavenly Lake-Tian Chi-is aptly named. A natural lake high in the Heavenly Mou… |
| Pyramid Lake, NV (Nevada, Renoe-Tahoe Territory, NV, US West Region, USA) |
344 ft | Pyramid Lake is a true natural wonder located in the Pyramid Lake Paiute Indian Reservation in western Nevada. Covering 117,400 acres, it is the third… |
| Blue Mesa Reservoir, CO (Colorado, Southwest Colorado, US West Region, USA) |
342 ft | Also known as Blue Mesa Lake Beautiful mesas, deep canyons, and steep rocky cliffs surround Blue Mesa Reservoir, the second largest lake entirely in Colorado. The clear, blue, mou… |
| Lake Biwa, Japan (Japan, Kansai Region, Japan) |
341 ft | Also known as Biwako Lake Biwa, sometimes known as Biwa-ko, is Japan’s largest lake with more than 165,000 acres. Lake Biwa is located in Japan’s Kansai region in the Shig… |
| Cle Elum Lake, WA (North Central Washington, US West Region, USA, Washington) |
333 ft | Also known as Lake Cle Elum Providing much needed water to the dry, fertile soil of north-central Washington, Cle Elum Lake is the largest of four irrigation storage reservoirs i… |