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Lakes Ranked by Maximum depth

Lakes recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Maximum depth. Figures can vary with water level and season. Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).

Summary

Lake Baikal ranks #1 with 1,642 m. Lake Tanganyika is second with 1,433 m, 14.6% behind. The top five are Lake Baikal, Lake Tanganyika, Caspian Sea, Sovetskaya and O'Higgins/San Martín Lake. The median across all 100 is 300 m; Lake Fagnano is last at 206 m.

#1
Lake Baikal · 1,642 m
Median
300 m
Coverage
100 lakes
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. Lake Tanganyika 1,433; 3. Caspian Sea 1,025; 4. Sovetskaya 900; 5. O'Higgins/San Martín Lake 836; 6. Lake Malawi 704; 7. Issyk-Kul 668; 8. Lake Matano 600; 9. Crater Lake 594; 10. Lake General Carrera/Buenos Aires 590.Lake Baikal1,642Lake Tanganyika1,433Caspian Sea1,025Sovetskaya900O'Higgins/San Martín La…836Lake Malawi704Issyk-Kul668Lake Matano600Crater Lake594Lake General Carrera/Bu…590
Top 10: Maximum depth (m). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Lake Baikal 1,642; 2. Lake Tanganyika 1,433; 3. Caspian Sea 1,025; 4. Sovetskaya 900; 5. O'Higgins/San Martín Lake 836; 6. Lake Malawi 704; 7. Issyk-Kul 668; 8. Lake Matano 600; 9. Crater Lake 594; 10. Lake General Carrera/Buenos Aires 590.

Full ranking

Lakes Ranked by Maximum depth
RankLakeLocationMaximum depth (m)
1Lake BaikalRussian Federation1,642
2Lake TanganyikaTanzania, Zambia1,433
3Caspian SeaRussian Federation, Azerbaijan1,025
4Sovetskaya900
5O'Higgins/San Martín LakeChile, Argentina836
6Lake MalawiTanzania, Malawi704
7Issyk-KulKyrgyz Republic668
8Lake MatanoIndonesia600
9Crater LakeUnited States594
10Lake General Carrera/Buenos AiresChile, Argentina590
11Pankrazer StauseeItaly555
12Lake KucherlaRussian Federation548
13HornindalsvatnetNorway514
14Adams LakeCanada500
15TiticacaPeru, Bolivia489
16Lake KivuCongo, Dem. Rep., Rwanda485
17SalvatnetNorway464
18Lake HaurokoNew Zealand463
19TinnsjåNorway460
20MjøsaNorway453
21Lake ChelanUnited States453
22Lake PosoIndonesia450
23Great Bear LakeCanada446
24Lake ManapouriNew Zealand444
25Lake SirioItaly435
26Lake WakatipuNew Zealand420
27Colico LakeChile416
28Lake SuperiorCanada, United States406
29Heaven LakeChina, Korea, Dem. People's Rep.384
30FyresvatnetNorway377
31SuldalsvatnetNorway376
32Lake MaggioreItaly, Switzerland372
33Radok Lake362
34Lake Pend OreilleUnited States351
35Llanquihue LakeChile350
36Chapo LakeChile350
37Lake GardaItaly346
38Todos los Santos LakeChile334
39Laguna ChicabalGuatemala331
40Pangong TsoChina, India328
41TeletskoyeRussian Federation325
42BandakNorway325
43Sarmiento LakeChile315
44LundevatnetNorway314
45Lake DibawahIndonesia309
46Kurile LakeRussian Federation306
47TotakNorway306
48Iliamna LakeUnited States301
49Lake WānakaNew Zealand300
50LamaRussian Federation300
51Lake MelvilleCanada300
52Traful LakeArgentina300
53TyrifjordenNorway295
54Lake HazenCanada289
55Lake OhridNorth Macedonia, Albania288.7
56Lake LuganoItaly, Switzerland288
57Red LakeCroatia287
58Atlin LakeCanada283
59Lake Michigan–HuronUnited States, Canada282
60Lake MichiganUnited States281
61Lake JunínPeru281
62Bras d'Or LakeCanada280
63Lac WalkerCanada280
64Tserik-KyolRussian Federation279
65BreimsvatnetNorway278
66Gander LakeCanada274
67Loch NessUnited Kingdom272
68Lake Te AnauNew Zealand270
69Lake SingkarakIndonesia268
70Lake BrienzSwitzerland260
71Garibaldi LakeCanada258.7
72Lake IseoItaly251
73Lake WaikaremoanaNew Zealand248
74Lake OntarioCanada, United States244
75Lac CloutierCanada244
76Lake AthabascaCanada243
77Black LakeChina242
78KarakulTajikistan238
79Yelcho LakeChile238
80Dubawnt LakeCanada236
81NisserNorway234
82Lake Sary-ChelekKyrgyz Republic234
83JølstravatnNorway233
84Okanagan LakeCanada232
85RøssvatnetNorway231
86Lake HuronCanada, United States230
87Lake LadogaRussian Federation230
88OppstrynsvatnNorway230
89Laguna de AyarzaGuatemala230
90Lake IlopangoEl Salvador230
91Lake RanauIndonesia229
92HornavanSweden228
93TunnsjøenNorway222
94Laguna LachuáGuatemala222
95Reindeer LakeCanada219
96Lake ThunSwitzerland217
97BygdinNorway215
98Lake LucerneSwitzerland214
99Lake NyosCameroon210
100Lake FagnanoChile, Argentina206

About the top 10

#2 Lake Tanganyika

Lake Tanganyika ranks #2 on this list with 1,433 m.

Countries
Tanzania, Zambia, Burundi, Congo, Dem. Rep.
Length
673 km
Elevation
773 m
Area
32,900 km²
Maximum depth
570 m

Also ranks #7 in volume · #8 in surface area.

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#3 Caspian Sea

Caspian Sea ranks #3 on this list with 1,025 m.

Countries
Russian Federation, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Iran, Islamic Rep., Turkmenistan
Length
1,200 km
Elevation
-28 m
Area
386,400 km²
Maximum depth
211 m

Also ranks #1 in surface area · #3 in volume.

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#5 O'Higgins/San Martín Lake

O'Higgins/San Martín Lake ranks #5 on this list with 836 m.

Countries
Chile, Argentina
Elevation
285 m
Area
1,058 km²
Maximum depth
836 m

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#8 Lake Matano

Lake Matano ranks #8 on this list with 600 m.

Country
Indonesia
Length
28 km
Elevation
394 m
Area
164 km²
Maximum depth
600 m

Also ranks #42 in volume.

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#9 Crater Lake

Crater Lake ranks #9 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 #84 in volume.

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#10 Lake General Carrera/Buenos Aires

Lake General Carrera/Buenos Aires ranks #10 on this list with 590 m.

Countries
Chile, Argentina
Elevation
202 m
Area
1,850 km²
Maximum depth
590 m

Also ranks #85 in surface area.

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Source and method

Lakes recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Maximum depth. Figures can vary with water level and season.

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.