These articles lists the world's deepestlakes .
Lakes ranked by maximum depth [ edit ] This list contains all lakes whose maximum depth is reliably known to exceed 400 metres (1,300 ft)
Geologically, theCaspian Sea , like theBlack andMediterranean seas, is a remnant of the ancientTethys Ocean . The deepest area is oceanic rather than continental crust. However, it is generally regarded by geographers as a largeendorheic salt lake . Of these registered lakes; 10 have a deepest point above the sea level. These are:Issyk-Kul ,Crater Lake ,Quesnel ,Sarez ,Toba ,Tahoe ,Kivu ,Nahuel Huapi ,Van andPoso .
Name Country Region Depth Depth2 /area (meters) (feet) 1. Baikal [ 1] Russia SouthernSiberia :Buryatia andIrkutsk Oblast 1,642 5,387 9.22×10 ^ −6 2. Tanganyika Tanzania Democratic Republic of the Congo Burundi Zambia African Great Lakes 1,470 4,823 8.1×10 ^ −6 3. (Caspian Sea [ 2] Kazakhstan Turkmenistan Azerbaijan Russia Iran CaspianEndorheic basin 1,025 3,363 1.68×10 ^ −6 4. Viedma Argentina Santa Cruz Province
N/D 4. Vostok [ 3] Antarctica Under the,East Antarctic Ice Sheet 8.94×10 ^ −6 6. O'Higgins-San Martín [ 4] Chile Argentina Capitán Prat Province (Chile) andSanta Cruz Province (Argentina)836 2,742 2.63×10 ^ −5 7. Argentino Argentina Santa Cruz Province 719
2,359
1.33×10 ^ −5
8. Malawi Malawi Mozambique Tanzania African Great Lakes 706 2,316 4.1×10 ^ −6 9. Issyk Kul Kyrgyzstan Tien Shan Mountains 668 2,192 8.46×10 ^ −6 10. Great Slave Canada Northwest Territories 614 2,015 3.72×10 ^ −6 11. Crater [ 5] United States Oregon 594 1,949 8.16×10 ^ −5 12. Matano Indonesia SouthernSulawesi 590 1,936 4.61×10 ^ −5 13. General Carrera-Buenos Aires [ 6] Chile Argentina General Carrera Province (Chile) andSanta Cruz Province (Argentina)586 1,923 1.36×10 ^ −5 14. Hornindalsvatnet Norway Vestland 514 1,686 7.2×10 ^ −5 15. Quesnel Canada British Columbia 511 1,677 3.13×10 ^ −5 16. Sarez Tajikistan Gorno-Badakhshan 505 1,657 5.66×10 ^ −5 16. Toba Indonesia Sumatra 505 1,657 1.5×10 ^ −5 18. Tahoe United States California andNevada 501 1,645 2.26×10 ^ −5
19. Salvatnet Norway Trøndelag 482
1,581
6.93×10 ^ −5
20. Kivu Democratic Republic of the Congo Rwanda African Great Lakes 480 1,575 9.24×10 ^ −6 21. Grand Lake [ 7] Canada Newfoundland 475
1,558
N/D 22. Nahuel Huapi Argentina Río Negro Province andNeuquén Province 464 1,523 2.02×10 ^ −5 23. Hauroko New Zealand Southland ,South Island 462 1,516 5.82×10 ^ −5 24. Cochrane / Pueyrredón [ 6] Chile Argentina Capitán Prat Province (Chile) andSanta Cruz Province (Argentina)460 1,509 2.55×10 ^ −5 24. Lake Tinn Norway Telemark 460 1,509 6.41×10 ^ −5 26. Adams Canada British Columbia 457 1,499 3.9×10 ^ −5 27. Chelan United States Washington (state)453 1,486 3.9×10 ^ −5 27. Mjøsa Norway Innlandet andAkershus 453
1,486
2.33×10 ^ −5
29. Van [ 8] Turkey Eastern Anatolia Region 451 1,480 7.36×10 ^ −6 30. Poso Indonesia Sulawesi 450 1,476 2.5×10 ^ −5 31. Fagnano Argentina Chile Tierra del Fuego 449 1,473 1.77×10 ^ −5 32. Great Bear Canada Northwest Territories 446 1,463 2.53×10 ^ −6 33. Manapouri New Zealand Southland ,South Island 444 1,457 3.73×10 ^ −5 34. Como Italy Lombardy 425 1,394 3.52×10 ^ −5 34. Te Anau New Zealand Southland ,South Island 425 1,394 2.29×10 ^ −5 36. Tazawa Japan Akita Prefecture ,Honshu 423 1,387 8.31×10 ^ −5 37. Khantayskoye Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai 420
1,378
N/D 37. Wakatipu New Zealand Otago ,South Island 420 1,378 2.47×10 ^ −5 39. Grey Chile Última Esperanza Province 410
1,345
N/D 40. Superior Canada United States Ontario (Canada) andMichigan ,Minnesota ,Wisconsin (United States)406 1,332 1.42×10 ^ −6
Lakes ranked by mean depth [ edit ] Mean depth can be a more useful indicator than maximum depth for many ecological purposes. Unfortunately, accurate mean depth figures are only available for well-studied lakes, as they must be calculated by dividing the lake's volume by its surface area.[ 9] bathymetric survey.[ 9] [ 9] [ 9]
TheCaspian Sea ranks much further down the list on mean depth, as it has a largecontinental shelf (significantly larger than the oceanic basin that contains its greatest depths).
Of the 127 registered lakes; 67 are known to becryptodepressions . These include:Vostok [ 3] [ 10] Concordia (subglacial surface), (Caspian Sea [ 2] Dead Sea (subsea surface) andJökulsárlón [ 7]
This list contains all lakes whose mean depth is reliably known to exceed 100 metres (328 ft).
Name Country Region Depth (meters) (feet) 1. Baikal [ 1] Russia SouthernSiberia :Buryatia andIrkutsk Oblast 744.4 2,442 2. Tanganyika Tanzania Democratic Republic of the Congo Burundi Zambia African Great Lakes 570 1,870 3. Vostok [ 3] [ 10] Antarctica Under the,East Antarctic Ice Sheet 432 1,417 4. General Carrera-Buenos Aires [ 6] Chile Argentina General Carrera Province (Chile) andSanta Cruz Province (Argentina)
400
1,312
5. Crater [ 5] United States Oregon 352.8 1,157 6. Tahoe United States California andNevada 307.6 1,009 7. Adams Canada British Columbia , (Shuswap )299 981 8. Malawi Malawi Mozambique Tanzania African Great Lakes 292 958 9. Tazawa Japan Honshu 280 919 10. Issyk Kul Kyrgyzstan Tien Shan Mountains 278.4 913 11. Shikotsu Japan Hokkaido 265.4
871
12. Concordia Antarctica Antarctic Plateau 250
820
13. Crveno [ 7] Croatia Imotski Area245
804
14. Kivu Democratic Republic of the Congo Rwanda African Great Lakes 240 787 14. Matano [ 7] Indonesia Sulawesi 240 787 16. Hornindalsvatnet [ 7] Norway Vestland 237.6 780 17. Quilotoa Ecuador Cotopaxi Province 220
722
18. Toba [ 7] Indonesia Sumatra 216 707 19. Heaven North Korea China Ryanggang Province (North Korea) andJilin Province (China)213
699
20. (Caspian Sea [ 2] Kazakhstan Turkmenistan Azerbaijan Russia Iran CaspianEndorheic basin 211
692
21. Karakul Tajikistan Pamir Mountains 210 689 22. Sarez Tajikistan Gorno-Badakhshan 201.8 662 23. Kurile Russia Kamchatka Peninsula 195
640
24. Fagnano Argentina Chile Tierra del Fuego 193.8
636
25. Lake Tinn [ 7] Norway Telemark 190 623 25. Todos los Santos Chile Llanquihue Province 190
623
27. Dead Sea Jordan Palestine Israel Middle East 188.4
618
28. Chapo Chile Llanquihue Province 183.1
601
29. Llanquihue Chile Llanquihue Province andOsorno Province 182
597
30. Maggiore Italy Switzerland Lombardy ,Piedmont (Italy) andTicino (Switzerland)177.4
582
31. Ranau Indonesia Sumatra 174 571 31. Teletskoye Russia Altai Mountains 174 571 33. Brienz Switzerland Bern 173
568
33. Colico Chile Cautín Province 173
568
33. Traful Argentina Neuquén Province 173
568
36. Lundevatnet [ 7] Norway Rogaland andAgder 172
564
37. Slocan Canada British Columbia , (West Kootenay )171 561 37. Van Turkey Eastern Anatolia Region 171
561
39. Ilopango El Salvador San Salvador ,La Paz andCuscatlán 170
558
40. Te Anau New Zealand Southland ,South Island 168.8
554
41. Lácar Argentina Neuquén Province 167
548
42. Rupanco Chile Osorno Province 163
535
43. Riñihue Chile Valdivia Province 162
531
44. Nimpkish Canada British Columbia ,(Vancouver Island )161
528
45. Azure Canada British Columbia , (Wells Gray )157.2 516 46. Nahuel Huapi Argentina Río Negro Province andNeuquén Province 157
515
46. Quesnel Canada British Columbia , (Likely andHorsefly )157 515 48. Suldalsvatnet [ 7] Norway Rogaland 156
512
49. Argentino Argentina Santa Cruz Province 155.4
510
50. Del Toro Chile Última Esperanza Province 155
508
50. Ohrid North Macedonia Albania Balkans 155 508 50. Salvatnet [ 7] Norway Trøndelag 155
508
53. Atitlán [ 7] Guatemala Guatemalan Highlands of theSierra Madre 154
505
53. Como [ 11] Italy Lombardy 154
505
55. Geneva [ 7] Switzerland France
Vaud ,Geneva ,Valais (Switzerland) andHaute-Savoie (France)153.4 503 56. Jökulsárlón [ 7] Iceland Vatnajökull National Park 153
502
57. Harrison Canada British Columbia , (Coast Mountains )151.4
497
58. Mjøsa Norway Innlandet andAkershus 150
492
58. Powell Canada British Columbia , (Sunshine Coast )150
492
60. Menéndez Argentina Chubut Province 149.9
492
61. Manapouri New Zealand Southland ,South Island 149
489
61. Singkarak Indonesia WesternSumatra 149 489 63. Lake Superior Canada United States Ontario (Canada) andMichigan ,Minnesota ,Wisconsin (United States)147 482 64. Chelan United States Washington (state)144
472
65. Huechulafquen Argentina Neuquén Province 142
466
65. Pend Oreille United States Idaho 142
466
67. Anderson Canada British Columbia , (Lillooet )140
459
67. Nemrut Turkey Bitlis Province 140
459
67. Redoubt United States Alaska , (Baranof Island )140
459
70. Storsjøen [ 7] Norway Innlandet 139
456
71. Khövsgöl Mongolia Nearby the eastern,Sayan Mountains 138
453
72. Mashū Japan Hokkaido 137.5
451
73. Lonar India Deccan Plateau 137
449
73. Ørsdalsvatnet Norway Rogaland 137
449
75. Garda Italy Lombardy ,Veneto andTrentino 136
446
75. Thun Switzerland Bern 136
446
77. Ikeda Japan Kyushu 135
443
77. Yelcho Chile Palena Province 135
443
79. Lugano Switzerland Italy Ticino (Switzerland) andLombardy (Italy)134
440
80. Loch Ness [ 7] United Kingdom Scotland ,Caledonia 132 433 81. Oppstrynsvatnet [ 7] Norway Vestland 131
429
82. Wakatipu New Zealand Otago ,South Island 130
427
83. Breimsvatnet [ 7] Norway Vestland 129
423
84. Mainit Philippines Mindanao 128
420
85. Panguipulli Chile Valdivia Province 126
413
86. Great Central Canada British Columbia , (Vancouver Island )124 407 86. Iseo Italy Lombardy 124
407
88. Greve Chile Última Esperanza Province 123.3
405
89. Ranco Chile Ranco Province 122
400
89. Timiskaming Canada Ontario andQuebec 122
400
91. Bandak [ 7] Norway Telemark 121
397
91. Maihue Chile Ranco Province 121
397
93. Fyresvatnet Norway Telemark 120
394
93. Kanas China Xinjiang ,Altay Prefecture 120
394
93. Towuti Indonesia SouthernSulawesi 120
394
93. Villarrica Chile Cautín Province 120
394
97. Garibaldi Canada British Columbia , (Coast Mountains )119 390 98. Caburgua Chile Cautín Province 117
384
98. Toya [ 7] Japan Hokkaido 117
384
100. Hauroko New Zealand Southland ,South Island 116.7
383
101. Calafquén Chile Cautín Province 115
377
102. Mabel Canada British Columbia , (Shuswap )114
374
103. Poteriteri New Zealand Southland ,South Island 113.1
371
104. Mascardi Argentina Río Negro Province 111
364
104. Puelo Argentina Chubut Province 111
364
106. Lake Taupō [ 7] New Zealand Waikato ,North Island 110
360
107. Öskjuvatn [ 7] Iceland Highlands of Iceland 109
358
108. Chilko Canada British Columbia , (Chilcotin )108
354
109. Murtle Canada British Columbia , (Wells Gray )107
351
109. Titicaca Peru Bolivia Puno Region (Peru) andLa Paz Department (Bolivia)107 351 111. Tatlayoko Canada British Columbia , (Chilcotin )106.4
349
112. Gander Canada Newfoundland 105.4 346 113. Guinas Namibia Oshikoto Region ,Tsumeb 105
344
113. Kauhakō Crater [ 12] [ 13] United States Hawaii , (Molokai )105 344 113. Maninjau Indonesia CentralSumatra 105
344
116. Walen Switzerland St. Gallen andGlarus 104.7
343
117. Lucerne Switzerland Central Switzerland 104
341
118. Rivadavia Argentina Chubut Province 103.7
340
119. Takla Canada British Columbia , (Mount Blanchet )103.1
338
120. Cochrane / Pueyrredón [ 6] Chile Argentina Capitán Prat Province (Chile) andSanta Cruz Province (Argentina)101.8
334
121. Clearwater [ 7] Canada British Columbia , (Wells Gray )101.6
333
122. Futalaufquen Argentina Chubut Province 101
331
123. Hāwea [ 7] New Zealand Otago ,South Island 100.5
330
124. Nueltin [ 7] Canada Nunavut andManitoba 100
328
124. Rara Nepal Karnali Province 100
328
124. Taal Philippines SouthernLuzon 100
328
124. Viedma Argentina Santa Cruz Province 100
328
Greatest maximum depth by continent [ edit ] Africa Tanganyika , 2:Malawi , 3:Kivu Antarctica Radok (surface lake). — 1:Vostok (subglacial lake),[ 3] Concordia (subglacial lake), 3:Ellsworth (subglacial lake).Asia Baikal , 2:Issyk Kul , 3:Matano Eurasia Baikal , 2:Caspian Sea , 3:Issyk Kul Europe Hornindalsvatnet , 2:Salvatnet , 3:Lake Tinn North America Great Slave , 2:Crater , 3:Quesnel Oceania Hauroko , 2:Manapouri , 3:Te Anau South America Viedma , 2:O'Higgins/San Martín , 3:Argentino Greatest mean depth by continent [ edit ] Africa Tanganyika , 2:Malawi , 3:Kivu Antarctica Vostok [ 3] Concordia (subglacial lake), 3:Ellsworth (subglacial lake).Asia Baikal , 2:Tazawa , 3:Issyk-Kul Europe Crveno , 2:Hornindalsvatnet , 3:Lake Tinn North America Crater , 2:Tahoe , 3:Adams Oceania Te Anau , 2:Manapouri , 3:Wakatipu South America General Carrera-Buenos Aires , 2:Quilotoa , 3:Fagnano Note: Lake depths often vary depending on sources. The depths used here are the most reliable figures available in recent sources. See the articles on individual lakes for more details and data sources.
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