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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Lungern, Switzerland (Obwalden Region, Switzerland, Switzerland) |
223 ft | Also known as Lake Lungerersee, Lake Lungernsee Beautiful Lake Lungern is 2,460 feet above sea level in the highest part of the canton (state) of Obwalden, Switzerland. At the southern end of the la… |
| Lac des Trois Montagnes, QC (Canada, Quebec, Canada) |
222 ft | She clips the carabineer onto the metal ring drilled into the rock. Reaching out with her foot she teeters between metal steps walking the “iron road.… |
| Tunk Lake (Down East & Acadia Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
222 ft | Also known as Tunk Pond Nothing says Downeast Maine like Tunk Lake. This beautiful 2000-acre natural lake is wild, pristine and entirely accessible to all comers. Considered… |
| Fuschlsee (Austria, Salzburg, Austria) |
221 ft | Also known as Lake Fuschlsee, Lake Fuschl, Fuschl Fuschlsee (see=lake) is one of a small chain of lakes found in Austria’s Salzkammergut Lake District. This small but popular holiday destination is a… |
| Lake Granby, CO (Colorado, Front Range Region, CO, US West Region, USA) |
221 ft | Also known as Granby Lake Nestled in the shadows of the majestic Rocky Mountains near the headwaters of the Colorado River, Lake Granby is a great place for a mountain getaway.… |
| Lake Muskoka, ON (Canada, Ontario, Canada) |
220 ft | Also known as Muskoka Lake, Muskoka Lakes Region Lake Muskoka, located in Ontario’s Muskoka Lakes Region, is one of Canada’s most famous lakes. Actually a chain of lakes, Muskoka joins Lake Joseph an… |
| Spring Hollow Reservoir (Shenandoah Valley Region, VA, US South Region, USA, Virginia) |
220 ft | Spring Hollow Reservoir is a prime example of planned water supply storage in Virginia’s southern Shenandoah Valley region. The 158-acre reservoir was… |
| Mendenhall Lake (Alaska, Inside Passage Region, AK, US West Region, USA) |
220 ft | Also known as McCush Lake (historic) One of the must-visit destinations of the century is Mendenhall Lake in Alaska’s Inside Passage Region. It may be important to visit the lake this cen… |
| Fort Peck Lake, MT (Missouri River Country, MT, Montana, US West Region, USA) |
220 ft | Fort Peck Lake, located 20 miles southeast of Glasgow, Montana on Montana Highway 24, is the 5th-largest man-made reservoir by volume in the United St… |
| Coeur d’Alene Lake, ID (Idaho, Northern Idaho, US West Region, USA) |
220 ft | Also known as Lake Coeur d'Alene Nestled at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in the Northern Panhandle of Idaho, 30,000-acre Coeur d’Alene Lake (pronounced Core-de-lane) is a spec… |
| Table Rock Lake, AR/MO (Arkansas, Missouri, Ozarks Region, AR, Southwest Missouri, US Midwest Region, US South Region, USA) |
220 ft | Branson, Missouri has the saying “Someone you love is playing here.” When you visit nearby Table Rock Lake, the person playing is sure to be you. With… |
| Electric Lake (Castle Country, UT, Panoramaland Region, UT, US West Region, USA, Utah) |
217 ft | Also known as Electric Reservoir Electric Lake lies like a high-altitude jewel amid one of Utah’s most spectacular recreational playgrounds. Bordering both the Panoramaland and Castle… |