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 |
|---|---|---|
| Waurika Lake, OK (Great Plains Country, OK, Oklahoma, US Southwest Region, USA) |
46 ft | Also known as Waurika Reservoir, Lake Waurika Located on Beaver Creek, a tributary of the Red River, Waurika Lake was created to provide flood damage reduction, irrigation, water supply, water qua… |
| Spavinaw Lake, OK (Green Country, OK, Oklahoma, US Southwest Region, USA) |
46 ft | Also known as Lower Spavinaw Reservoir, Spavinaw Reservoir The tiny town of Spavinaw, in Oklahoma’s Green Country Region, guards Spavinaw Lake – the principal water supply for the City of Tulsa over fifty mile… |
| Beaverdam Reservoir (Allegheny Mountains & Valleys Region, PA, Pennsylvania, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
46 ft | Also known as Beaverdam Run Reservoir Tucked away in rural Cambria County, in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny Mountains and Valleys region, Beaverdam Reservoir provides a welcome natural respite… |
| Lake Cochichewick (Massachusetts, Northeastern & Merrimack Valley Region, MA, US New England Region, USA) |
45 ft | Also known as The Great Pond One of the earliest of Massachusetts’ iconic Great Ponds, beautiful Lake Cochichewick anchors the Town of North Andover to both its past and its futur… |
| Parksville Lake, TN (East Tennessee, Tennessee, US South Region, USA) |
45 ft | Also known as Lake Ocoee, Ocoee Lake Parksville Lake, also known as Ocoee Reservoir, is one of three reservoirs in Polk County near Cleveland,TN. Together the reservoirs run through some… |
| Green Lakes OR (Central Oregon, Oregon, US West Region, USA) |
45 ft | Also known as Upper Green Lake, Middle Green Lake, Lower Green Lake One of Central Oregon’s most popular hiking destinations is Green Lakes Trail. This popular hike offers views of both South Sister Mountain and Broken… |
| Lake Wales Ridge and Crooked Lake (East Central Florida, Florida, South Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
45 ft | Also known as Lake Caloosa Remnants of desert sea islands 2.3 million years old host the hundreds of lakes along Florida’s Lake Wales Ridge. This large area encompasses a broad… |
| Conway Lake (New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA, White Mountains Region, NH) |
45 ft | Conway Lake is a hidden treasure nestled in the towns of Conway and Eaton, east of the White Mountains in New Hampshire. Careful conservation efforts… |
| Bodi Lake, MI (Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA, Upper Peninsula Region, MI) |
45 ft | Seated in Luce County of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, near the coast of Lake Superior, is the little gem called Bodi Lake. Bodi Lake is surrounded by s… |
| Spirit Lake MN (Minnesota, Northwest Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
45 ft | The small town of Menahga, Minnesota wraps itself around sparkling, 115-acre Spirit Lake. This popular recreation lake stays busy year round, especial… |
| Pike Lake (Washington County), WI (Southern Savanna Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
45 ft | Pike Lake, located near Hartford, Wisconsin in Washington County, is a natural glacial-formed lake with 522 acres of water. Although Pike Lake is a na… |
| Calaveras Lake, TX (South Texas Plains Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
45 ft | Also known as Calaveras Reservoir Created in 1969 to be a power plant cooling pond, Calaveras Reservoir has developed into one of Texas’ premiere bass lakes. The manmade jewel is 20 mi… |