How deep is Black Pond?

Black Pond reaches a maximum depth of 21 feet in the CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 8 closed depth contours over about 74 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 12 ft line.

Where is the deepest part of Black Pond?

The deepest charted water on Black Pond lies inside the 21 ft contour, toward the southeastern corner of the lake. That contour encloses 3.8 acres, 5.2% 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 Black Pond is shallower than 12 feet?

About half. The 12 ft contour encloses 36 acres of the roughly 74 acres inside the outer 0 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 12 feet. The sharpest drop is between 6 and 9 feet, where the mapped water sheds 13 acres.

How accurate is this Black 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

Black Pond depth map

Black Pond in Woodstock, Connecticut reaches a depth of 21 feet. Black Pond is charted here across 8 closed depth contours, from the 0 ft line down to 21 ft, enclosing about 74 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 12 ft line, and only 3.8 acres 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

Black Pond depth chart: 8 depth contours from 0 to 21 ft

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

Black Pond depth chart data: water enclosed by each contour
Depth contour	Water inside it	Share of mapped water
0 ft	74 acres	100%
3 ft	68 acres	92%
6 ft	62 acres	84%
9 ft	49 acres	66%
12 ft	36 acres	48%
15 ft	26 acres	35%
18 ft	14 acres	19%
21 ft	3.8 acres	5.2%

Acreages are computed from the closed CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 74 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 Black Pond: steep sides for its size

The survey encloses about 74 acres of Black Pond inside its 0 ft contour, and half of that water lies inside the 12 ft line, so the bottom holds its depth well out from the bank rather than tapering off a long shallow margin. Between 6 and 9 ft the mapped water sheds 13 acres in 3 ft of depth, the sharpest change on the chart, start on that band, because it is where the bottom stops being flat. 3.8 acres, 5.2% of the mapped water, lie inside the deepest 21 ft contour, toward the southeastern corner of the lake. Topping out at 21 ft, weed growth structures this water more than depth does, but the 3.8-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 Black Pond

A shallow lake like Black Pond 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 3.8 acres inside the 21 ft contour. Start there, then hunt the subtle single-contour depressions across the 74-acre basin. Check ice thickness locally before you walk out.

Black Pond depth map FAQs

How deep is Black Pond?: Black Pond reaches a maximum depth of 21 feet in the CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 8 closed depth contours over about 74 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 12 ft line.
Where is the deepest part of Black Pond?: The deepest charted water on Black Pond lies inside the 21 ft contour, toward the southeastern corner of the lake. That contour encloses 3.8 acres, 5.2% 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 Black Pond is shallower than 12 feet?: About half. The 12 ft contour encloses 36 acres of the roughly 74 acres inside the outer 0 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 12 feet. The sharpest drop is between 6 and 9 feet, where the mapped water sheds 13 acres.
How accurate is this Black 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.

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Mapped fishing venues near Black Pond

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