How deep are large lakes on average?

It all depends on what you mean by “large”. People are going to tell you that there's no such thing as average, or that it all depends, or what have you. read more

As you can see, there are large shallow lakes like Lake Manitoba in Canada, and very small deep lakes such as Lake Tazawa in Japan. Some lakes, like the Caspian, Baikal and Superior, and both large and deep. read more

Lakes ranked by maximum depth This list contains all lakes whose maximum depth is reliably known to exceed 400 metres (1,300 ft) Geologically, the Caspian Sea, like the Black and Mediterranean seas, is a remnant of the ancient Tethys Ocean. read more

A lake can be 1000 acres of 4 foot deep water with a 1 acre hole that is 40 feet deep and the depth of the lake would be listed at as 40 feet, which is misleading. That is why you will find average depth listed for every lake on this site. read more