The following list identifies the deepest natural and human-made lakes on the North American continent. Any additions, corrections, or suggestions for this list are most welcome.
- Great Slave Lake, NWT = 2,010 feet
2. Crater Lake, OR = 1,949 feet
3. Lake Tahoe, CA/NV = 1,645 feet
4. Quesnel Lake, BC = 1,511 feet
5. Adams Lake, BC = 1,502 feet
6. Lake Chelan, WA = 1,486 feet
7. Great Bear Lake, NWT = 1463 feet
8. Lake Superior, MI/MN/WI/ON = 1,332 feet
9. Lake Pend Oreille, ID = 1,150 feet
10. Manicouagan Reservoir, QC = 1,146 feet
11. Lake Atitlan, Guatemala = 1,100 feet
12. Lake Clark, AK = 1,056 feet
13. Nimpkish Lake, BC = 1,050 feet
14. lliamna Lake, AK = 988 feet
15. Grand Lake, NL = 985 feet
16. Great Central Lake, BC = 958 feet
17. Tustamena Lake, AK = 950 feet
18. Lake Michigan, MI/IL/IN/WI = 923 feet
19. Bras d’Or Lake, NS = 918 feet
20. Harrison Lake, BC = 916 feet
21. Slocan Lake, BC = 902 feet
22. Lake Winnipegosis, MB = 833 feet
23. Lake Ontario, NY/ON = 802 feet
24. Katmai Crater Lake, AK = 800 feet
25. Athabasca Lake, SK = 797 feet
26. Okanagan Lake, BC = 754 feet
27-28. (tie) Lake Huron, MI/ON and Lago de Ilopango, El Salvador = 750 feet
29. Muncho Lake, BC = 731 feet
30. Reindeer Lake, MB = 710 feet
31. Lake Timiskaming, ON/QC = 709 feet
32. Lake Oroville, CA = 695 feet*
33. Laguna de Apoyo, Nicaragua = 656 feet
34. Dworshak Reservoir, ID = 650 feet
35. Mabel Lake, BC = 630 feet
36. Lake Crescent, WA = 624 feet
37. Seneca Lake, NY = 618 feet
38. Fremont Lake, WY = 610 feet
39-41. (tie) Becharof Lake, AK; Horsefly Lake, BC; and Lake Mistassini, QC = 600 feet
42. Lake Powell, AZ/UT = 580 feet*
43. New Melones Lake, CA = 565 feet*
44. Kenai Lake, AK = 541 feet
45. Lake Nipigon, ON = 540 feet
46. Lake Mead, AZ/NV = 530 feet*
47-48. (tie) Skilak Lake, AK and Shuswap Lake, BC = 528 feet
49. Lago Peten Itza, Guatemala = 525 feet
50. Alouette Lake, BC = 522 feet
51. Shasta Lake, CA = 517 feet*
52. Kootenay Lake, BC = 505 feet
53-54. (tie) Hungry Horse Reservoir, MT and Upper Watertown Lake, MT = 490 feet
55. Lake McDonald, MT = 472 feet
56. Blue Lake, AK = 468 feet
57-59. (tie) Trinity Lake, CA*; Embarrass Mine Pit Lake, MN; and Kalamalka Lake, BC = 465 feet
60-61. (tie) Portsmouth Mine Pit Lake, MN and Carters Lake, GA = 450 feet
62. Tally Lake, MT = 445 feet
63-64. (tie) Detroit Lake, OR and Fontana Lake, NC = 440 feet
65. Jackson Lake, WY = 438 feet
66. Flaming Gorge Reservoir, UT/WY = 436 feet
67. Cayuga Lake, NY = 435 feet
68. Nettilling Lake, NU = 434 feet
69. Lake Ore Be Gone, MN = 433 feet
70. Lake Kachess, WA =430 feet
71. Waldo Lake, OR = 420 feet
72. Fallen Leaf Lake, CA = 415 feet*
73-76. (tie) Lake Roosevelt, WA; Ross Lake, WA; Morrow Point Reservoir, CO*; and Lake Champlain, VT/NY/QC = 400 feet
77. Navajo Lake Reservoir, CO/NM = 395 feet*
78. Yellowstone Lake, WY and Lago Coatepeque, El Salvador = 394 feet
79. St. James Mine Pit Lake, MN = 380 feet
80. West Hawk Lake, MB = 377 feet
81. Rock Lake, WA = 375 feet
82. Flathead Lake, MT = 371 feet
83. Lake Koocanusa, MT = 370 feet
84. Priest Lake, ID = 369 feet
85. Pyramid Lake, NV = 356 feet
86. Lake Memphremagog, VT = 351 feet
87. Wazee Lake, WI = 350 feet
88. Roosevelt Lake, AZ = 349 feet*
89. Blue Mesa Reservoir, CO = 342 feet*
90. Rabbit Lake, MN = 337 feet
91. Cle Elum Lake, WA = 333 feet
92. Ozette Lake, WA = 331 feet
93-94. (tie) Whatcom Lake, WA and Castaic Lake, CA* = 330 feet
95. Lake Willoughby, VT = 328 feet
96. Summersville Lake WV, 327 feet
97. Lake Jocassee, NC/SC = 326 feet
98. Baccarac Lake, MX = 325 feet
99. Wollaston Lake, SK = 319 feet
100. Sebago Lake, ME = 316 feet
101-102. (tie) Anderson Ranch Reservoir, ID and Skaneateles Lake, NY = 315 feet
103. Canisteo Mine Pit Lake, MN = 311 feet
104. Hiwassee Lake, NC = 309 feet
105. Watauga Lake, TN = 305 feet
106. Payette Lake, ID = 304 feet
107. Torch Lake, MI = 302 feet
108-109. (tie) Brownlee Reservoir ID/OR and Saint Mary Lake MT = 300 feet
*Depth impacted by ongoing drought conditions.
SOURCES:
- https://www.topozone.com/the-deepest-lakes-in-the-us/
- https://www.lakelubbers.com/canada-deepest-lakes-in-canada-L2-C3/
- https://rlist.io/l/deepest-lakes-of-canada
- https://www.lakelubbers.com/mexico-deepest-lakes-in-mexico-L3-C3/
- https://www.lakelubbers.com/nicaragua-deepest-lakes-in-nicaragua-L96-C3/
- https://www.lakelubbers.com/guatemala-deepest-lakes-in-guatemala-L93-C3/
- https://www.lakelubbers.com/el-salvador-deepest-lakes-in-el-salvador-L1033-C3/
- https://www.lakelubbers.com/michigan-deepest-lakes-in-michigan-L33-C3/
- https://www.lakelubbers.com/manitoba-deepest-lakes-in-manitoba-L68-C3/
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