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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hayden Lake, ID (Idaho, Northern Idaho, US West Region, USA) |
185 ft | Hayden Lake is located in the scenic panhandle of North Idaho in Kootenai County. With its sparkling water, pristine sandy beaches and timbered shorel… |
| Broken Bow Lake, OK (Kiamichi Country, OK, Oklahoma, US Southwest Region, USA) |
185 ft | Also known as Broken Bow Reservoir Broken Bow Lake is nestled in the Ouachita Mountains of McCurtain County in southeastern Oklahoma. Covering more than 14,200 acres with 180 miles of s… |
| Lake Isabella, CA (California, High Sierra Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
185 ft | Also known as Isabella Reservoir Lake Isabella is an 11,200 acre reservoir in Kern County, California, about 35 miles northeast of Bakersfield. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers create… |
| Hartwell Lake, GA/SC (Georgia, Northeast Georgia Mountains Region, South Carolina, The Upcountry, SC, US South Region, USA) |
185 ft | Also known as Lake Hartwell So large it covers parts of six counties in two states, Lake Hartwell draws millions of visitors a year to play on its 56,000 acres of water. With ple… |
| Lake Hoytiainen, Finland (Finland, Lakeland Region, Finland) |
184 ft | Also known as Sea of Karelia Lake Hoytiainen, also known as the Sea of Karelia, is a 72,402-acre freshwater lake located in the North Karelia region of eastern Finland. Whether vi… |
| Coniston Water (England, England's Northwest Region, United Kingdom) |
184 ft | Also known as Conison Lake, Coniston, Thurston Water, The Lake District Coniston Water is in England’s Lake District, its spectacular landscapes making it an impressive tourist attraction in its own right. However, Conisto… |
| Keuka Lake, NY (Finger Lakes Region, NY, New York, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
183 ft | Keuka Lake, nicknamed Lady of the Lakes for its vast natural beauty, boasts two unique characteristics that set it apart from its sister Finger Lakes:… |
| Newfound Lake, NH (Lakes Region, NH, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
183 ft | Comfortably situated in New Hampshire’s famous Lakes Region, Newfound Lake is the third-largest lake located entirely within the state’s boundaries. I… |
| Carter Lake CO (Colorado, Front Range Region, CO, US West Region, USA) |
180 ft | Also known as Carter Lake Reservoir, Carter Reservoir Carter Lake is a major source of fun for residents and visitors to the Loveland area of Colorado’s Front Range. The reservoir is one of two main stora… |
| Lake Whitingham (Southern Vermont, US New England Region, USA, Vermont) |
180 ft | Also known as Harriman Reservoir Lake Whitingham is located near Vermont Route 100, which was highly praised by National Geographic as one of ten most scenic highways in America. Nest… |
| Lake Prespa (Albania, Florina Region, West Macedonia, Greece, Korce, Albania, Macedonia, West Macedonia Region, Greece, Western Macedonia Region) |
180 ft | Also known as Prespa Lakes “Three Countries, Two Lakes, One Future” is the motto of Prespa Park, the transnational park protecting Prespa Lake. The words provide balm for a regi… |
| Haliburton Lake (Canada, Ontario, Canada) |
180 ft | Haliburton Lake is located in Ontario, Canada in a region called the Haliburton Highlands. The name was given due to the beautiful scenery that resemb… |