Crater lake: USA

Crater lake is the deepest lake in the United States with a maximum depth of 1949 feet. It may also have one of the purest water, in North America, (in terms of absence of pollutants) thanks to the generous amounts of winter snow that supplies it with water.
It was created when Mount Mazama (12,000 feet high) collapsed 7,700 years ago following a large eruption, but the legend has more details. The Klamath Indian tribe talks about a raging war between Llao, the spirit of the Below-World who lived in Mount Mazama, and Skell the spirit of the Above-World.
Llao felt in love with Loha, daughter of the Klamath Indian chief, but got rejected and decided to punish humans with the curse of fire. Skell came in to help and after a long battle he managed to defeat Llao, whom he imprisoned deep down into the Under-World, collapsing the top of the Mount Mazama over. At last he wanted peace and decided to cover the pit with magnificent blue water.

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Matano Lake: Indonesia

Lake Matano is the eighth deepest lake in the world. The system is home to at least 15 endemic species of sailfin silverside fishes of the family Telmatherinidae, and at least 7 of these are found only in Lake Matano. Most other organisms found in the the lakes, such as crabs, plankton. snails and other fishes, are also endemic, making this system ripe for exploration by evolutionary ecologists! Most of my work has been in Lake Matano. With a tectonic origin and located in South Sulawesi in Indonesia, Lake Matano is an important freshwater resource in the area and the country’s deepest lake, with a maximum depth of 1936 feet. It drains from Patea River and later flows through a waterfall into Lake Mahalona (the Malili Lakes).

Have you ever swam out in a deep lake and not been able to see the bottom? All you can feel is the freezing cold water beneath your feet, all you see is darkness extending to infinity.
There is nothing wrong with being afraid of deep water even if you’re the best swimmer in the world, but when you add some fantasy to the story and consider the legends and mysteries that lie underneath the murky depths, fear can eat you alive.
As with any lake, depths fluctuate with climate and in particular rainfall. Notwithstanding this, today we’ll explore the deepest lakes in the world and the stories and legends behind them.

To know the location of the lakes in Google Maps, click below.

Lake Matano: Indonesia
Crater Lake: United States
Great Slave Lake: Canada
Issyk Kul Lake: Republic of Kyrgyzstan
Lake Malawi: Africa
O’Higgins/San Martín Lake: Argentina
Lake Vostok: Antarctica
Caspian Sea: Russian Federation and northern Iran
Tanganyika Lake: Africa
Lake Baikal: Southern Siberia, Russia

Mohodand Lake (Pakistan) A days’ excursion to the charming Ushu and Gabral valleys can be conveniently arranged. Visit to Mohodand Lake is a lifetime experience.