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 |
|---|---|---|
| Green Lake, WI (Central Sands Prairie Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
239 ft | Also known as Big Green Lake Green Lake, also known as Big Green Lake, is exceptional, and it has the statistics to prove it. It’s Wisconsin’s deepest natural inland lake: only La… |
| Tegernsee (Bavaria Region, Germany, Germany) |
236 ft | Also known as Lake Tegern It is a picture perfect postcard with lush green meadows at the base of snow-capped mountains, and the blue water of Tegernsee (see=lake) is the cente… |
| Lake Aiguebelette (France, Rhone-Alps Region, Southern France, Southern France Region) |
233 ft | Also known as Lac d'Aiguebelette Nestled in the heart of the Rhone-Alps region of France, Lake Aiguebelette has a well-deserved reputation as a natural treasure. The lake is privately… |
| Whitefish Lake, MT (Glacier Country, MT, Montana, US West Region, USA) |
232 ft | Surrounded by the Rocky Mountains, Whitefish Lake in Northwestern Montana spans 3,315 acres and is seven miles long. Created by a melted glacier, the… |
| Lake Louise, AB (Alberta, Canada, Canada) |
230 ft | Snuggled into Banff National Park, Lake Louise is a small lake in Alberta, Canada framed by the Rocky Mountains. The lake’s 200 acres may not seem imp… |
| Donner Lake (California, Gold Country Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
230 ft | Also known as Truckee Lake Steeped in the history of America’s Emigrant Trail, Donner Lake sits in California’s beautiful Sierra Nevada Mountains. Found within Nevada County’s c… |
| Lake Pukaki, New Zealand (Christchurch - Canterbury Region, South Island, NZ, New Zealand, South Island, NZ) |
230 ft | Lake Pukaki in the Canterbury region of the South Island is a scenic delight. One of three glacial lakes that lie nearly parallel, the lake gets water… |
| Trout Lake ON (Canada, Ontario, Canada) |
226 ft | Located in Ontario’s Nipissing District, Trout Lake has everything to offer the northwoods adventurer looking for water-based activities. Often oversh… |
| Lower Lough Erne (Fermanagh Region, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Region, United Kingdom, United Kingdom) |
226 ft | Also known as Lower Lake Erne, Lake Earne Lower Lough (Lake) Erne is one of several lakes on the beautiful River Erne in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The River Erne begins in County Cav… |
| Lake Nipissing, ON (Canada, Ontario, Canada) |
226 ft | Located in the Near North region of Ontario, Lake Nipissing is the fifth largest lake in Ontario excluding the Great Lakes. This relatively shallow 21… |
| Applegate Lake, OR (Oregon, Southern Oregon, US West Region, USA) |
225 ft | Also known as Applegate Reservoir Reflecting the peaks of the Siskiyou Mountains, Applegate Lake is surrounded by Rogue River National Forest in southwestern Oregon’s Jackson County. L… |
| Kennisis Lake (Canada, Ontario, Canada) |
223 ft | A true jewel in the crown of Ontario’s Cottage Country, 3500-acre Kennisis Lake has been the prefect vacation getaway for generations of Canadian cott… |