How deep is Ball Pond?

Ball Pond reaches a maximum depth of 48 feet in the CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 9 closed depth contours over about 82 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 24 ft line.

Where is the deepest part of Ball Pond?

The deepest charted water on Ball Pond lies inside the 48 ft contour, toward the middle of the lake. That contour encloses under an acre, under 1% of the mapped water, so it is a small target on a small water, the depth chart above gives the contour to line up on.

How much of Ball Pond is shallower than 24 feet?

About half. The 24 ft contour encloses 40 acres of the roughly 82 acres inside the outer 0 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 24 feet. The sharpest drop is between 24 and 30 feet, where the mapped water sheds 17 acres.

How accurate is this Ball Pond depth map?

The contours come from the CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry survey, retrieved August 2026 and last rebuilt on August 19, 2026. Depths change over time with water levels and sediment, so treat this map as a planning guide for fishing, and never use it for navigation. Acreages are computed from the published contour geometry, not from a separate area survey, so read them as close approximations.

Connecticut lake depth maps

Ball Pond depth map

Ball Pond in New Fairfield, Connecticut reaches a depth of 48 feet. Ball Pond is charted here across 9 closed depth contours, from the 0 ft line down to 48 ft, enclosing about 82 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 24 ft line, and only under an acre lie inside the deepest one. Every contour is on the interactive map below, free and without an account.

Data: CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry (CC0). Contours closed, checked and area-computed by Jordan Carter, founder of GilledIt · page updated August 19, 2026

Ball Pond depth chart: 9 depth contours from 0 to 48 ft

Data: CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry (CC0), retrieved August 2026 · depths change over time · not for navigation

Ball Pond depth chart data: water enclosed by each contour
Depth contour	Water inside it	Share of mapped water
0 ft	82 acres	100%
6 ft	67 acres	82%
12 ft	56 acres	68%
18 ft	50 acres	61%
24 ft	40 acres	49%
30 ft	23 acres	29%
36 ft	8.9 acres	11%
42 ft	4 acres	4.9%
48 ft	under 1 acre	under 1%

Acreages are computed from the closed CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 82 acres inside the outermost charted contour (the 0 ft line), which is the outer edge of the mapped water, several state files carry no 0 ft shoreline line, so this is not the same as a share of the lake's published surface area.

Fishing Ball Pond: an evenly graded bottom

Inside its outermost 0 ft contour the survey charts about 82 acres of Ball Pond, with the 24 ft line enclosing half of it, so the bottom falls away at a steady rate rather than shelving off or dropping in one step. The sharpest change on the chart is between 24 and 30 ft, where the mapped water loses 17 acres in 6 ft of depth, that band is the contour to work first, because it is where the bottom stops being flat. The 48 ft contour, toward the middle of the lake, encloses under an acre of water, a single pocket rather than a basin, but one worth a drift over in high summer. With 48 ft at its deepest there is no true cold-water layer here, so structure does the work the thermocline does elsewhere: fish the points and inside turns where the 24 and 30 ft lines pinch together, hardest in early season and again as fish follow bait back down in autumn.

Ice fishing on Ball Pond

Ball Pond's 48 ft is a workable ice depth, enough water to hold fish all winter, without the slow freeze-up of a big basin. First light belongs on the 48 ft hole, all 0.3 acres of it; as the sun gets up, move onto the 24–30 ft break, and spend the middle of the day on the flats inside the 24 ft line. Check ice thickness locally before you walk out.

Ball Pond depth map FAQs

How deep is Ball Pond?: Ball Pond reaches a maximum depth of 48 feet in the CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 9 closed depth contours over about 82 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 24 ft line.
Where is the deepest part of Ball Pond?: The deepest charted water on Ball Pond lies inside the 48 ft contour, toward the middle of the lake. That contour encloses under an acre, under 1% of the mapped water, so it is a small target on a small water, the depth chart above gives the contour to line up on.
How much of Ball Pond is shallower than 24 feet?: About half. The 24 ft contour encloses 40 acres of the roughly 82 acres inside the outer 0 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 24 feet. The sharpest drop is between 24 and 30 feet, where the mapped water sheds 17 acres.
How accurate is this Ball Pond depth map?: The contours come from the CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry survey, retrieved August 2026 and last rebuilt on August 19, 2026. Depths change over time with water levels and sediment, so treat this map as a planning guide for fishing, and never use it for navigation. Acreages are computed from the published contour geometry, not from a separate area survey, so read them as close approximations.

Depth maps for lakes near Ball Pond

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Mapped fishing venues near Ball Pond

Ball Pond in the venue directory covers access and fishing details for this water.

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