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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nantahala Lake, NC (Mountains Region, NC, North Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
249 ft | Also known as Lake Nantahala Nantahala Lake is one of the most pristine lakes in North Carolina. Located within the Nantahala National Forest at an elevation of 3,012 feet, the 1,… |
| Moosehead Lake, ME (Maine, Maine Highlands Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
246 ft | Moosehead Lake, nestled in the Longfellow Mountains in the Maine Highlands Region, is the largest lake in Maine. It has an elevation of 1,023 feet, bo… |
| Lake Volta, Ghana (Ghana, Volta Region, Ghana) |
246 ft | Also known as Volta Lake or Volta Reservoir Lake Volta, the world’s fourth largest reservoir, is located in the west African nation of Ghana. Known to locals as Volta Lake, it was built to provi… |
| Lake Maraetai, New Zealand (New Zealand, North Island, NZ, Taupo Region, North Island, NZ) |
246 ft | Also known as Maraetai Reservoir Lake Maraetai in the Taupo Region of New Zealand’s North Island is a little-known vacationer’s dream. The 1013 acre reservoir just 33 miles north of L… |
| Lough Salt, Ireland (Ireland, North West Region, Ireland) |
245 ft | Lough Salt is a small mountain tarn at the foot of Lough Salt Mountain, in Donegal. Situated at an altitude of over 800 feet, the lough itself measure… |
| Lake Wenatchee, WA (North Central Washington, US West Region, USA, Washington) |
244 ft | Lake Wenatchee is a high mountain lake located in the Wenatchee National Forest in the Cascade Mountains of Washington state. Fed by the Little Wenatc… |
| Lake Biel-Bienne (Bern Region, Switzerland, Neuchatel Region, Switzerland, Switzerland) |
243 ft | Also known as Lake Biel, Bielersee, Lac de Bienne Lake Biel-Bienne leads the parade of three lakes at the foot of the Jura Mountains region of Switzerland. Located in the Bern and Neuchatel cantons (s… |
| Lake District (England, England's Northwest Region, United Kingdom) |
243 ft | Also known as The Lake, Lakeland Holiday in England’s Lake District, and you will find sparkling lakes set amidst stunning mountain scenery, wild heather carpeting gently rolling hill… |
| Lake Wylie (North Carolina, Olde English District, SC, Piedmont Region, NC, South Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
240 ft | Also known as Lake Wylie Reservoir Spanning the North Carolina-South Carolina border, Lake Wylie is the oldest reservoir on the Catawba River. First dammed in 1904, the dam was rebuilt… |
| Lake Quinault, WA (Olympic Peninsula & Pacific Coast Region, WA, US West Region, USA, Washington) |
240 ft | Also known as Quinault Lake Located in northwest Washington’s Olympic Peninsula tourism region, Lake Quinault is a clear, deep lake lying just west of the Olympic Mountains. Twel… |
| Apache Lake, AZ (Arizona, North Central Arizona, US Southwest Region, USA) |
240 ft | Surrounded by the stark and rugged beauty of Central Arizona’s Superstition Wilderness in the Tonto National Forest, Apache Lake is the perfect destin… |
| Lake Chiemsee (Bavaria Region, Germany, Germany) |
239 ft | Lake Chiemsee is the crown jewel of Bavaria’s tourist region. Located about half-way between Munich and Salzburg, Austria, Lake Chiemsee has been a fa… |