Lakes in North America 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 North America (directly or through their country) are included. Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).
Summary
Crater Lake ranks #1 with 594 m. Adams Lake is second with 500 m, 18.8% behind. The top five are Crater Lake, Adams Lake, Lake Chelan, Great Bear Lake and Lake Superior. The median across all 50 is 226 m; Lesser Slave Lake is last at 114 m.
- #1
- Crater Lake · 594 m
- Median
- 226 m
- Coverage
- 50 lakes in North America
- Data year
- As recorded in Wikidata
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | Lake | Location | Maximum depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crater Lake | United States | 594 |
| 2 | Adams Lake | Canada | 500 |
| 3 | Lake Chelan | United States | 453 |
| 4 | Great Bear Lake | Canada | 446 |
| 5 | Lake Superior | Canada, United States | 406 |
| 6 | Lake Pend Oreille | United States | 351 |
| 7 | Laguna Chicabal | Guatemala | 331 |
| 8 | Iliamna Lake | United States | 301 |
| 9 | Lake Melville | Canada | 300 |
| 10 | Lake Hazen | Canada | 289 |
| 11 | Atlin Lake | Canada | 283 |
| 12 | Lake Michigan–Huron | United States, Canada | 282 |
| 13 | Lake Michigan | United States | 281 |
| 14 | Bras d'Or Lake | Canada | 280 |
| 15 | Lac Walker | Canada | 280 |
| 16 | Gander Lake | Canada | 274 |
| 17 | Garibaldi Lake | Canada | 258.7 |
| 18 | Lake Ontario | Canada, United States | 244 |
| 19 | Lac Cloutier | Canada | 244 |
| 20 | Lake Athabasca | Canada | 243 |
| 21 | Dubawnt Lake | Canada | 236 |
| 22 | Okanagan Lake | Canada | 232 |
| 23 | Lake Huron | Canada, United States | 230 |
| 24 | Laguna de Ayarza | Guatemala | 230 |
| 25 | Lake Ilopango | El Salvador | 230 |
| 26 | Laguna Lachuá | Guatemala | 222 |
| 27 | Reindeer Lake | Canada | 219 |
| 28 | Lake Crescent | United States | 190 |
| 29 | Seneca Lake | United States | 188 |
| 30 | Calling Lake | Canada | 183 |
| 31 | Becharof Lake | United States | 180 |
| 32 | Lake Mistassini | Canada | 180 |
| 33 | Western Brook Pond | Canada | 165 |
| 34 | Ross Lake | Canada, United States | 164.6 |
| 35 | Shuswap Lake | Canada | 161 |
| 36 | Skilak Lake | United States | 161 |
| 37 | Lake Petén Itzá | Guatemala | 160 |
| 38 | Couture Lake | Canada | 150 |
| 39 | Upper Waterton Lake | Canada, United States | 150 |
| 40 | Mazinaw Lake | Canada | 145 |
| 41 | Lake McDonald | United States | 143 |
| 42 | Cayuga Lake | United States | 132.6 |
| 43 | Nettilling Lake | Canada | 132 |
| 44 | Waldo Lake | United States | 130 |
| 45 | Lake Champlain | Canada, United States | 122 |
| 46 | Lac Baude | Canada | 120 |
| 47 | Clear Lake | United States | 118 |
| 48 | Yellowstone Lake | United States | 117 |
| 49 | Coatepeque Caldera | El Salvador | 115 |
| 50 | Lesser Slave Lake | Canada | 114 |
About the top 10
#1 Crater Lake
Crater Lake ranks #1 on this list with 594 m.
- Country
- United States
- Length
- 10 km
- Elevation
- 1,883 m
- Area
- 53.2 km²
- Maximum depth
- 594 m
- Range
- Oregon Cascades
Also ranks #9 in maximum depth · #84 in volume.
#2 Adams Lake
Adams Lake ranks #2 on this list with 500 m.
- Country
- Canada
- Length
- 63 km
- Elevation
- 404 m
- Area
- 137 km²
- Maximum depth
- 500 m
Also ranks #14 in maximum depth.
#3 Lake Chelan
Lake Chelan ranks #3 on this list with 453 m.
- Country
- United States
- Length
- 81 km
- Elevation
- 335 m
- Area
- 135 km²
- Maximum depth
- 453 m
Also ranks #21 in maximum depth.
#4 Great Bear Lake
Great Bear Lake ranks #4 on this list with 446 m.
- Country
- Canada
- Length
- 400 km
- Elevation
- 155 m
- Area
- 31,153 km²
- Maximum depth
- 446 m
Also ranks #10 in surface area · #18 in volume · #23 in maximum depth.
#5 Lake Superior
Lake Superior ranks #5 on this list with 406 m.
- Countries
- Canada, United States
- Length
- 563 km
- Elevation
- 183 m
- Area
- 82,350 km²
- Maximum depth
- 406 m
Also ranks #3 in surface area · #10 in volume · #28 in maximum depth.
#6 Lake Pend Oreille
Lake Pend Oreille ranks #6 on this list with 351 m.
- Country
- United States
- Length
- 105 km
- Elevation
- 630 m
- Area
- 383 km²
- Maximum depth
- 351 m
Also ranks #34 in maximum depth.
#7 Laguna Chicabal
Laguna Chicabal ranks #7 on this list with 331 m.
- Country
- Guatemala
- Length
- 1 km
- Elevation
- 2,172 m
- Maximum depth
- 331 m
Also ranks #39 in maximum depth.
#8 Iliamna Lake
Iliamna Lake ranks #8 on this list with 301 m.
- Country
- United States
- Length
- 124 km
- Elevation
- 14 m
- Area
- 2,622 km²
- Maximum depth
- 301 m
Also ranks #48 in maximum depth · #61 in surface area.
#9 Lake Melville
Lake Melville ranks #9 on this list with 300 m.
- Country
- Canada
- Length
- 140 km
- Elevation
- 0 m
- Area
- 3,069 km²
- Maximum depth
- 300 m
Also ranks #30 in volume · #51 in maximum depth · #55 in surface area.
#10 Lake Hazen
Lake Hazen ranks #10 on this list with 289 m.
- Country
- Canada
- Length
- 70 km
- Elevation
- 158 m
- Area
- 542 km²
- Maximum depth
- 289 m
Also ranks #54 in maximum depth.
Profile facts: Wikidata (CC0).
Source and method
Lakes recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Maximum depth. Figures can vary with water level and season. Only items Wikidata places in North America (directly or through their country) are included.
Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
Data: Wikidata (CC0)
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