On August 27, 2026, a federal order directed US agencies to start calling this lake “Lake America.” New York and Canada are keeping “Lake Ontario.” Read what changed

How Deep Is Lake Ontario (Lake America)?

802 feet (244 meters) at its deepest point, in the Rochester Basin west of Oswego.

This site does not publish an average depth figure yet, because that number is not confirmed in its research files. It states only the maximum depth.

Source: Britannica, NOAA bathymetry chart

See the depth map →