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 |
|---|---|---|
| Willow Creek Reservoir (Colorado, Northwest Colorado, US West Region, USA) |
53 ft | A vital link in the chain of water projects that irrigate Colorado’s Eastern Slope, Willow Creek Reservoir is less-known and less crowded than many ne… |
| Pleasant Lake MI (Michigan, Southeast Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
53 ft | Pleasant Lake is a small family-friendly lake tucked away in southeast Michigan. The 269-acre all sports lake in Jackson County has more than enough w… |
| Rest Lake (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
53 ft | Also known as Manitowish Chain of Lakes Located in Wisconsin’s Vilas County, Rest Lake is part of the Manitowish Waters Chain which includes 10 beautiful lakes: Manitowish Lake, Little Star… |
| Red Cedar Lake (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
53 ft | Located in the beautiful rolling hills of northwest Wisconsin, Red Cedar Lake in Barron County welcomes everyone to come for a visit in any season for… |
| Langford Lake, BC (British Columbia, Canada, Canada) |
53 ft | Located at the southern tip of one of North America’s most scenic islands, Langford Lake is a mere 13 miles west of Victoria on Canada’s Vancouver Isl… |
| Birch Lake, OK (Green Country, OK, Oklahoma, US Southwest Region, USA) |
53 ft | Also known as Birch Reservoir, Lake Birch Birch Lake is nestled into northeast Oklahoma’s Green Country. Fall and spring turn the prairie grasses and hardwood tree leaves around the lake into… |
| Cedar Creek Lake, TX (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
53 ft | Also known as Cedar Creek Reservoir Cedar Creek Lake (also known as Cedar Creek Reservoir) is located an hour southeast of Dallas in the Prairie and Lakes region of Texas. Created in 196… |
| Big Creek Lake, IA (Central Iowa, Iowa, US Midwest Region, USA) |
53 ft | Big Creek Lake is located about 11 miles north of Des Moines, Iowa near the town of Polk City. The lake was created in the 1970s by the Army Corps of… |
| Neely Henry Lake, AL (Alabama, Metropolitan Region, AL, US South Region, USA) |
53 ft | Also known as Lake Neely Henry Neely Henry Lake, located about 60 miles northeast of Birmingham in north central Alabama, is an 11,200-acre reservoir popular for boating, fishing, a… |
| American Falls Reservoir, ID (Idaho, Southeastern Idaho, US West Region, USA) |
53 ft | With more than 56,000 acres of water sport, boating and fishing waters, surrounded by choice camping and picnic areas, American Falls Reservoir in sou… |
| Sand Lake MI (Michigan, Southeast Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
53 ft | Set like a precious gem in the heart of southeast Michigan’s Irish Hills, 440-acre Sand Lake has attracted people to its shores since before Michigan… |
| High Rock Lake, NC (North Carolina, Piedmont Region, NC, US South Region, USA) |
52 ft | The northernmost of the Uwharrie Lakes, High Rock Lake enjoys its spot as North Carolina’s second largest reservoir entirely within the state: its wat… |