Deepest Lake in the World

Deepest Lake in the World
Deepest Lake in the United States

World's Deepest Lake:

Lake Baikal in southern Russia is the world's deepest lake. It is 5314 feet deep (1637 meters) and it's bottom is at 4215 feet (1285 meters) below sea level. This large lake is located in an active continental rift zone which is estimated to be widening at a rate of about 1 inch (2.5 centimeters) per year.

Map from CIA Factbook

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Satellite Image of Lake Baikal - Image by geology.com using NASA Landsat data.

Deepest Lake in the United States:

Crater Lake, a volcanic crater in southern Oregon, is the deepest lake in the United States. It's measured depth is 1932 feet (589 meters).

Satellite Image of Crater Lake - Image by geology.com using NASA Landsat data.

Bathymetry image of Crater Lake by USGS.

Panorama view of Crater Lake by USGS. Note the near vertical cliffs along the margins of the lake.

Deepest Lakes in the World
Baikal	Siberia, Russia	5,369 ft (1,637 m)
Tanganyika	Tanzania, Dem. Rep. of Congo & Zambia	4,823 ft (1,470 m)
Caspian Sea	Iran and Russia	3,363 ft (1025 m)
Vostok	Antarctica	2950 ft (900 m) minimums
O'Higgins-San Martin	Chile, Argentina	2,742 ft (836 m)
Nyasa	Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania & Malawi)	2,316 ft (706 m)
Issyk Kul	Kyrgizstan, Central Asia	2,192 ft (668 m)
Great Slave	Northwest Territories, Canada	2,015 ft (614 m)
Crater Lake	Oregon, U.S.A.	1,949 ft (594 m)
Matano	Indonesia	1,936 ft (590 m)
General Carrera	Chile, Argentina	1,923 ft (586 m)
Hornindalsvatnet	Norway	1,686 ft (514 m)
Quesnel	Canada	1,660 ft (506 m)
Toba	Indonesia	1,657 ft (505 m)
Sarez	Tajikistan	1,657 ft (505 m)
Tahoe	California & Nevada, USA	1,644 ft (501 m)
Argentino	Argentina	1,640 ft (500 m)
Kivu	Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda	1,575 ft (480 m)
Mjøsa	Norway.	1,535 ft (468 m)
Lake Chelan	Washington, U.S.A.	1,486 ft (453 m)