How deep is Beseck Lake?

Beseck Lake reaches a maximum depth of 24 feet in the CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 9 closed depth contours over about 116 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 12 ft line.

Where is the deepest part of Beseck Lake?

The deepest charted water on Beseck Lake lies inside the 24 ft contour, toward the southeastern corner 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 Beseck Lake is shallower than 12 feet?

About half. The 12 ft contour encloses 56 acres of the roughly 116 acres inside the outer 0 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 12 feet. The sharpest drop is between 15 and 18 feet, where the mapped water sheds 33 acres.

How accurate is this Beseck Lake 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

Beseck Lake depth map

Beseck Lake in Middlefield, Connecticut reaches a depth of 24 feet. Beseck Lake is charted here across 9 closed depth contours, from the 0 ft line down to 24 ft, enclosing about 116 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 12 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

Beseck Lake depth chart: 9 depth contours from 0 to 24 ft

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

Beseck Lake depth chart data: water enclosed by each contour
Depth contour	Water inside it	Share of mapped water
0 ft	116 acres	100%
3 ft	104 acres	90%
6 ft	88 acres	76%
9 ft	72 acres	63%
12 ft	56 acres	49%
15 ft	34 acres	29%
18 ft	1.4 acres	1.2%
21 ft	under 1 acre	under 1%
24 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 116 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 Beseck Lake: an evenly graded bottom

About 116 acres of Beseck Lake sit inside the survey's 0 ft contour, and half of that water is already gone by the 12 ft line: the bottom falls away at a steady rate rather than shelving off or dropping in one step. The steepest break on the chart runs from 15 down to 18 ft: 33 acres of bottom fall away across 3 ft there, which makes that band the first contour to work. The 24 ft contour, toward the southeastern corner 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. Topping out at 24 ft, weed growth structures this water more than depth does, but the 0.1-acre deep spot still concentrates fish in the heat of summer, and the one-contour depressions on the chart are the ones most anglers row straight over.

Ice fishing on Beseck Lake

A shallow lake like Beseck Lake is usually among the first to make safe ice, and once the weed beds die back the fish have very little deep water to spread into: just 0.1 acres inside the 24 ft contour. Start there, then hunt the subtle single-contour depressions across the 116-acre basin. Check ice thickness locally before you walk out.

Beseck Lake depth map FAQs

How deep is Beseck Lake?: Beseck Lake reaches a maximum depth of 24 feet in the CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 9 closed depth contours over about 116 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 12 ft line.
Where is the deepest part of Beseck Lake?: The deepest charted water on Beseck Lake lies inside the 24 ft contour, toward the southeastern corner 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 Beseck Lake is shallower than 12 feet?: About half. The 12 ft contour encloses 56 acres of the roughly 116 acres inside the outer 0 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 12 feet. The sharpest drop is between 15 and 18 feet, where the mapped water sheds 33 acres.
How accurate is this Beseck Lake 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 Beseck Lake

Black Pond depth map · 21 ft max · 1 mi away
Dooley Pond depth map · 15 ft max · 3 mi away
Silver Lake depth map · 16 ft max · 5 mi away
Millers Pond depth map · 18 ft max · 6 mi away
Quonnipaug Lake depth map · 42 ft max · 9 mi away

Mapped fishing venues near Beseck Lake

Beseck Lake in the venue directory covers access and fishing details for this water.

Black Pond · 1 mi away
Dooley Pond · 3 mi away
Silver Lake · 5 mi away

Fishing in Connecticut needs a state license: Connecticut fishing license guide · all Connecticut venues