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 |
|---|---|---|
| Birch Lake, AK (Alaska, Interior Region, AK, US West Region, USA) |
49 ft | Birch Lake, along the Richardson Highway near Salcha in Alaska’s Interior, is a fantastic fishing spot and very accessible. Tucked in among some of th… |
| Arcadia Lake, OK (Frontier Country, OK, Oklahoma, US Southwest Region, USA) |
49 ft | Arcadia Lake is one of the Southwest’s newest lakes. In the Frontier Country Region of central Oklahoma, forest meets grassland to create a unique are… |
| Deep Lake IL (Chicagoland Region, IL, Illinois, US Midwest Region, USA) |
48 ft | Even in a county with hundreds of lakes, Deep Lake stands out. Located in Lake County, in the Chicagoland Region of Illinois, private Deep Lake is not… |
| East Silent Lake, MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
48 ft | East Silent Lake is located in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, with 328 watery acres and a maximum depth of 48 feet. The lake’s 4.8-mile sandy shoreline… |
| Lewis Lake, MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
48 ft | Deep within eastern Minnesota’s wilderness sits an enticing body of water known as Lewis Lake. This body of water was naturally formed from the most r… |
| Otis Reservoir, MA (Massachusetts, US New England Region, USA, Western Massachusetts) |
48 ft | Also known as Otis Lake She sits by herself on the dock at Otis Reservoir; the coffee steaming in her mug mirrors the mist coming off the water of the lake. Her husband left… |
| Lake of the Woods, VA (Central Virginia, US South Region, USA, Virginia) |
48 ft | Nestled between Fredericksburg and Culpeper, Virginia, Lake of the Woods is a private residential community consisting of two lakes. Located in Centra… |
| Geist Reservoir, IN (Central Indiana, Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
48 ft | Also known as Geist Lake Originally built in 1944 as a water supply reservoir for Indianapolis, Geist Reservoir has become a much desired place to live. The City of Indianapol… |
| Pleasant Hill Lake, OH (Northeast Ohio, Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
48 ft | Also known as Pleasant Hill Reservoir Crisp clean air, glistening blue water, and miles of picturesque nature describe the majestic beauty of Pleasant Hill Lake. Located near Perrysville,… |
| Lake Waxahachie (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
48 ft | Also known as Waxahachie Lake One of many reservoirs in the Texas Prairies and Lakes Region, Lake Waxahachie was constructed to provide a municipal water supply to the nearby City… |
| Lake Macbride (East Central Iowa, Iowa, US Midwest Region, USA) |
47 ft | One of east central Iowa’s best recreation lakes is Lake Macbride. Construction of the lake was first recommended in 1932, with the project adopted by… |
| Eagle Mountain Lake (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
47 ft | Also known as Eagle Mountain Reservoir Eagle Mountain Lake was created to alleviate two contradictory problems: periodic flooding along the Trinity River and a looming water shortage in For… |