What is the deepest lake in Utah?

Of the lakes with a published depth, Lake Powell is the deepest at about 583 ft.

Deepest lakes in Utah: 10 lakes ranked by depth

Which lakes in Utah go deepest? These 10 have a published maximum depth, from Lake Powell at about 583 ft down.

Deepest first

#	Lake	Deepest	Size
1	Lake Powell	about 583 ft	161,000 acres
2	Bear Lake	about 208 ft	69,800 acres
3	Strawberry Reservoir	about 200 ft	17,200 acres
4	Fish Lake	about 175 ft	about 2,510 acres
5	Scofield Reservoir	about 66 ft	2,820 acres
6	Great Salt Lake	about 45 ft	1,088,000 acres
7	Otter Creek Reservoir	about 37 ft	2,520 acres
8	Willard Bay Reservoir	about 36 ft	9,900 acres
9	Sevier Lake	about 15 ft	120,000 acres
10	Utah Lake	about 14 ft	95,000 acres

1. Lake Powell

Lake Powell spreads over 161,000 acres of water. Expect striped bass, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass and walleye. It goes down to about 583 ft. Its bed shows three point drop-offs and an upper arm worth a first look.

Lake Powell today: water temperature, bite times and the 3-D lake bed

2. Bear Lake

At 69,800 acres of water, Bear Lake is a huge piece of water. It holds trout and lake trout. It goes down to about 208 ft.

Bear Lake today: water temperature, bite times and the 3-D lake bed

3. Strawberry Reservoir

Strawberry Reservoir covers 17,200 acres. It lies near Mapleton. Trout and kokanee salmon are the draw. The deepest water is around 200 ft. The lake bed gives you three point drop-offs and two sheltered coves to work. Strawberry Reservoir is Utah's most popular fishery, drawing over a million angling hours a year.

Strawberry Reservoir today: water temperature, bite times and the 3-D lake bed

4. Fish Lake

At about 2,510 acres, Fish Lake is small enough to learn in a few trips. It lies near Loa. Expect trout, lake trout, kokanee salmon and yellow perch. At about 175 ft deep, it stays cooler below the surface well into summer. Fish Lake is Utah's largest natural mountain lake, lying in a fault-formed graben valley in Fishlake National Forest.

Fish Lake today: water temperature, bite times and the 3-D lake bed

5. Scofield Reservoir

Scofield Reservoir covers 2,820 acres. You will find it about 16 miles southeast of Helper. Expect trout. The deepest water is around 66 ft. Its bed shows three point drop-offs and two sheltered coves worth a first look. Scofield Reservoir on the Price River is known as an outstanding shore fishery for trout.

Scofield Reservoir today: water temperature, bite times and the 3-D lake bed

6. Great Salt Lake

Great Salt Lake spreads over 1,088,000 acres of water. It lies about 1 miles southeast of West Bountiful. It goes down to about 45 ft. The Great Salt Lake is several times saltier than the ocean and supports almost no fish, only brine shrimp and brine flies.

Great Salt Lake today: water temperature, bite times and the 3-D lake bed

7. Otter Creek Reservoir

Otter Creek Reservoir spreads over 2,520 acres. The lake is near Junction. Trout are the draw. The deepest water is around 37 ft. On the 3-D map the bed has three point drop-offs and two sheltered coves: good places to start. Otter Creek Reservoir in Grass Valley is a popular rainbow trout fishery.

Otter Creek Reservoir today: water temperature, bite times and the 3-D lake bed

8. Willard Bay Reservoir

Willard Bay Reservoir is a reservoir of some 9,900 acres. It lies within an easy drive of Ogden (about 10 miles). The fish here are crappie, walleye, smallmouth bass and catfish. It goes down to about 36 ft. On the 3-D map the bed has three point drop-offs and a steep ledge: good places to start. Willard Bay is an off-stream freshwater reservoir diked off from the saline Great Salt Lake.

Willard Bay Reservoir today: water temperature, bite times and the 3-D lake bed

9. Sevier Lake

Sevier Lake spreads over some 120,000 acres. It lies about 24 miles south of Milford. The deepest water is around 15 ft. Sevier Lake is an endorheic playa lake that has been dry or nearly dry for most of recorded history.

Sevier Lake today: water temperature, bite times and the 3-D lake bed

10. Utah Lake

At 95,000 acres of water, Utah Lake is a huge piece of water. It lies next to Saratoga Springs. It holds largemouth bass, white bass, catfish and walleye. At about 14 ft at its deepest, it warms quickly in spring. The lake bed gives you three point drop-offs to work. Utah Lake is a large, shallow freshwater lake whose biomass is dominated by common carp.

Utah Lake today: water temperature, bite times and the 3-D lake bed

Fishing deep water

Deep lakes reward slow, vertical fishing: drop a jig or a spoon to the depth where fish show on the sonar and work it right there. In spring and fall the fish come shallow and any method works.