Deepest reservoirs in Asia

As of 2026-10-16, Balsamand Lake tops the list with 1,000 m.

1. #1 Balsamand Lake — 1,000 m

   lake in India

   Balsamand Lake is a lake situated 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Jodhpur on Jodhpur-Mandore Road. This lake is a popular picnic spot, by Balak Rao Pratihar in 1159 AD who belongs to the kshatriya community. It was designed as a water reservoir to provide water to Mandore. The lake has a length of one kilometre (0.62 mi), breadth of 50 metres (160 ft) and a depth of 15 metres (49 ft). Read more on Wikipedia.

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2. #2 Sihwa lake — 467 m

   lake made by the Sihwa tidal barrage

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3. #3 Toktogul Reservoir — 180 m source Wikidata
4. #4 Bratsk Reservoir — 150 m

   reservoir in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

   Bratsk Reservoir (Russian: Братское водохранилище, romanized: Bratskoye vodokhranilishche) is a reservoir on the Angara River, located in the Lena-Angara Plateau of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. It is named after the city of Bratsk, the largest city adjacent to the reservoir. It has a surface area of 5,470 km2 (2,110 sq mi) and a maximum volume of 169.27×1012 litres (3.723×1013 imp gal; 4.472×1013 US gal). Read more on Wikipedia.

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5. #5 Kolyma Reservoir — 120 m

   reservoir in Magadan Oblast, Russia

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6. #6 Three Gorges Reservoir Region — 113 m

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7. #7 Krasnoyarsk Reservoir — 105 m

   reservoir in Krasnoyarsk Krai and Khakassia, Russia

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8. #8 Ust-Ilimsk Reservoir — 91 m

   reservoir in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

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9. #9 Mingachevir reservoir — 75 m

   reservoir in Azerbaijan

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10. #10 Kovdozero — 63 m

    lake turned reservoir in Murmansk Oblast, Russia

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