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 |
|---|---|---|
| Baccarac Lake, Mexico (Mexico, Northern Pacific Region, Mexico) |
325 ft | Also known as La Presa de Bacurato Lake Baccarac, also known as La Presa de Bacurato, is located in the Northern Pacific tourism region of Mexico, just 20 minutes from the old gold mini… |
| Lake Paijanna (Finland, Lakeland Region, Finland) |
322 ft | Lake Paijanne is the second largest lake in Finland and probably the most popular with holiday makers. Located only a couple of hours from Helsinki, L… |
| Lake Kariba, Zambia / Zimbabwe (Zambia, Zimbabwe) |
318 ft | The mighty Zambezi River is the source of Lake Kariba, which spans an impressive 1.38 million acres in the southern African nations of Zimbabwe and Za… |
| Wollaston Lake, SK (Canada, Saskatchewan, Canada) |
318 ft | Wilderness adventures draw people to Wollaston Lake in northeastern Saskatchewan. Sparsely populated, Wollaston Lake is home to copious amounts of wil… |
| Sebago Lake, ME (Lakes & Mountains Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
316 ft | Sebago Lake is the deepest and second largest lake in Maine. It stretches 12 miles long, boasts a 98 mile shoreline, covers 45 square miles, reaches a… |
| Maligne Lake (Alberta, Canada, Canada) |
315 ft | With a name derived from the French word for wicked or evil, Alberta’s Maligne Lake (pronounced muh-leen) offers a contradictory scenic and serene fac… |
| Skaneateles Lake, NY (Finger Lakes Region, NY, New York, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
315 ft | Skaneateles Lake, pronounced “skany-atlas” or “skinny-atlas,” is one of New York’s famous Finger Lakes. Its name means “long lake” in one of the local… |
| Anderson Ranch Reservoir (Idaho, Southwestern Idaho, US West Region, USA) |
315 ft | One of the true gems of the Idaho reservoir system is Anderson Ranch Reservoir. Completed along the South Fork of the Boise River in 1950, this projec… |
| Lake Inari, Finland (Finland, Lapland Region, Finland) |
315 ft | Also known as Lake Inarijarvi Lake Inari, in the Lapland area of northern Finland, is a hot fishing destination. Also called Lake Inarijarvi, the huge lake near the northern tip of… |
| Lake Willoughby, VT (Northeast Kingdom Region, VT, US New England Region, USA, Vermont) |
312 ft | Also known as Willoughby Lake Lake Willoughby is one of those special lakes that are rarely found in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. The action of prehistoric glaciers gouged out a po… |
| Lake Hiwassee, NC (Mountains Region, NC, North Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
308 ft | Also known as Hiwassee Reservoir or Hiwassee Lake Lake Hiwassee is located in the mountainous region of North Carolina’s southwestern Cherokee County. Sitting in the Nantahala National Forest, it is a… |
| Loch Awe (Central Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom) |
307 ft | Also known as Lake Awe Scenic Loch Awe is located in central Scotland’s Argyll and Bute Council region. Renowned for its trout fishing, the lake is a fantastic holiday getaw… |