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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grenada Lake, MS (Hills Region, MS, Mississippi, US South Region, USA) |
50 ft | Grenada Lake, located northeast of Grenada in Mississippi’s Hill Region, is the largest body of water lying completely within the state. With 35,820 a… |
| Lake Marion, SC (Santee Cooper Country, SC, South Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
50 ft | The largest lake in South Carolina at 172 square miles, Lake Marion straddles five counties: Berkeley, Calhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg, and Sumter. It… |
| Seven Lakes National Park (Turkey) |
49 ft | Also known as Yedigoller Milli Parki, Buyukgol, Deringol, Seringol, Nazligol, Sazligol, Incegol, Kucukgol Seven Lakes in northern Turkey are the focal point of Yedigoller National Park. These small, beautiful lakes were formed from one small mountain strea… |
| Meduxnekeag Lake (Aroostook County, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
49 ft | Also known as Drews Lake, Drew's Lake For the perfect Northern Maine hideaway, there’s nothing better than Meduxnekeag Lake in Aroostook County. Also called Drew’s Lake, Meduxnekeag was cr… |
| Lake Abitibi (Canada, Ontario, Canada, Quebec, Canada) |
49 ft | Nearly 250,000 acres of water delight visitors to Lake Abitibi on the Ontario/Quebec border. This huge lake is actually two lake basins connected by a… |
| Brotherswater (England, England's Northwest Region, United Kingdom) |
49 ft | Also known as Brothers Water, Broad Water, The Lake District Surrounded by green fields, grazing sheep and scenic hillsides, Brotherswater is found in northwest England’s Lake District National Park. At 47 acres… |
| Lough Foyle (Ireland, Londonderry Region, Northern Ireland, North West Region, Ireland, Northern Ireland Region, United Kingdom, United Kingdom) |
49 ft | Also known as Loch Feabhail Standing on the stoop of his holiday cottage looking out over the water of Lough Foyle, he was struck by how closely the 44,000 acre estuary matched h… |
| Cheney Reservoir, KS (Kansas, South Central Kansas, US Midwest Region, USA) |
49 ft | Also known as Cheney Lake Cheney Reservoir is the premier recreation spot for outdoor activity in south central Kansas. Constructed by the Bureau of Reclamation, it was complet… |
| Medicine Lake, MN (Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Region, MN, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
49 ft | Medicine Lake, in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Metro Region, is an example of how a concerned community takes care of their natural resources. The 936-a… |
| Upper Klamath Lake, OR (Oregon, Southern Oregon, US West Region, USA) |
49 ft | Stretching for an impressive 30 miles, Upper Klamath Lake is the largest freshwater lake in the State of Oregon. Nestled in the Klamath Basin, it is s… |
| Twin Lakes, PA (Northeastern Mountains Region, PA, Pennsylvania, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
49 ft | Nestled on the edge of the Poconos, the Twin Lakes are pristine glacial lakes tucked away in the land that inspired the birth of the US Forest Service… |
| Cazenovia Lake, NY (Central-Leatherstocking Region, NY, Finger Lakes Region, NY, New York, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
49 ft | Glacier-carved Cazenovia Lake is the largest lake in Madison County, New York. Bordered by the Town of Cazenovia and the Village of Cazenovia, this re… |