the deepest lake in the us is located at oregon.
the deepest lake in the us is located at oregon.
where is the deepest lake in the us located?
oregon
lake tahoe is the second deepest lake in the u.s., with a maximum depth of , trailing oregon's crater lake at . tahoe is the 16th deepest lake in the world, and the fifth deepest in average depth. it is about long and wide and has of shoreline and a surface area of . the lake is so large that its surface is noticeably convex due to the curvature of the earth. at lake level the opposing shorelines are below the horizon at its widest parts; by nearly at its maximum width, and by some along its length. visibility may vary somewhat with atmospheric refraction; when the air temperature is much greater than the lake temperature, looming may occur where the lake surface or opposing shoreline is lifted above the horizon. fata morgana may be responsible for tahoe tessie sightings.
lake tahoe
the lake is across, with a caldera rim ranging in elevation from and an average lake depth of . the lake's maximum depth has been measured at , which fluctuates slightly as the weather changes. on the basis of maximum depth, crater lake is the deepest lake in the united states, the second-deepest in north america (after great slave lake in canada), and the ninth-deepest lake in the world. crater lake is often cited as the seventh-deepest lake in the world, but this ranking excludes lake vostok in antarctica, which is beneath about of ice, and the recent depth soundings of o'higgins/san martín lake, which is along the border of chile and argentina.
crater lake