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Lakes in Europe Ranked by Maximum depth

Lakes recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Maximum depth. Figures can vary with water level and season. Only items Wikidata places in Europe (directly or through their country) are included. Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).

Summary

Lake Baikal ranks #1 with 1,642 m. That is 1.6 times Caspian Sea in second place (1,025 m). The top five are Lake Baikal, Caspian Sea, Pankrazer Stausee, Lake Kucherla and Hornindalsvatnet. The median across all 50 is 275 m; Årdalsvatnet is last at 182 m.

#1
Lake Baikal · 1,642 m
Median
275 m
Coverage
50 lakes in Europe
Data year
As recorded in Wikidata
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Maximum depthBar chart of the top 10: 1. Lake Baikal 1,642; 2. Caspian Sea 1,025; 3. Pankrazer Stausee 555; 4. Lake Kucherla 548; 5. Hornindalsvatnet 514; 6. Salvatnet 464; 7. Tinnsjå 460; 8. Mjøsa 453; 9. Lake Sirio 435; 10. Fyresvatnet 377.Lake Baikal1,642Caspian Sea1,025Pankrazer Stausee555Lake Kucherla548Hornindalsvatnet514Salvatnet464Tinnsjå460Mjøsa453Lake Sirio435Fyresvatnet377
Top 10: Maximum depth (m). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Lake Baikal 1,642; 2. Caspian Sea 1,025; 3. Pankrazer Stausee 555; 4. Lake Kucherla 548; 5. Hornindalsvatnet 514; 6. Salvatnet 464; 7. Tinnsjå 460; 8. Mjøsa 453; 9. Lake Sirio 435; 10. Fyresvatnet 377.

Full ranking

Lakes in Europe Ranked by Maximum depth
RankLakeLocationMaximum depth (m)
1Lake BaikalRussian Federation1,642
2Caspian SeaRussian Federation, Azerbaijan1,025
3Pankrazer StauseeItaly555
4Lake KucherlaRussian Federation548
5HornindalsvatnetNorway514
6SalvatnetNorway464
7TinnsjåNorway460
8MjøsaNorway453
9Lake SirioItaly435
10FyresvatnetNorway377
11SuldalsvatnetNorway376
12Lake MaggioreItaly, Switzerland372
13Lake GardaItaly346
14TeletskoyeRussian Federation325
15BandakNorway325
16LundevatnetNorway314
17Kurile LakeRussian Federation306
18TotakNorway306
19LamaRussian Federation300
20TyrifjordenNorway295
21Lake OhridNorth Macedonia, Albania288.7
22Lake LuganoItaly, Switzerland288
23Red LakeCroatia287
24Tserik-KyolRussian Federation279
25BreimsvatnetNorway278
26Loch NessUnited Kingdom272
27Lake BrienzSwitzerland260
28Lake IseoItaly251
29NisserNorway234
30JølstravatnNorway233
31RøssvatnetNorway231
32Lake LadogaRussian Federation230
33OppstrynsvatnNorway230
34HornavanSweden228
35TunnsjøenNorway222
36Lake ThunSwitzerland217
37BygdinNorway215
38Lake LucerneSwitzerland214
39Meirama LakeSpain205
40Nachikinskoye LakeRussian Federation202
41KviteseidvatnetNorway201
42GrænalónIceland200
43Lake ZugSwitzerland198
44LimingenNorway192
45TraunseeAustria191
46KönigsseeGermany190
47WalchenseeGermany190
48Loch LomondUnited Kingdom190
49Lake OronRussian Federation184
50ÅrdalsvatnetNorway182

About the top 10

#4 Lake Kucherla

Lake Kucherla ranks #4 on this list with 548 m.

Country
Russian Federation
Length
5 km
Elevation
1,790 m
Area
3 km²
Maximum depth
548 m

Also ranks #12 in maximum depth.

Full lake profile

#5 Hornindalsvatnet

Hornindalsvatnet ranks #5 on this list with 514 m.

Country
Norway
Length
22 km
Elevation
54 m
Area
50.8 km²
Maximum depth
514 m

Also ranks #13 in maximum depth.

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Source and method

Lakes recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Maximum depth. Figures can vary with water level and season. Only items Wikidata places in Europe (directly or through their country) are included.

Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

Data: Wikidata (CC0)

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: Wikidata. All licences: Sources & licences.