How deep is Chapman Pond?

Chapman Pond reaches a maximum depth of 16 feet in the CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 9 closed depth contours over about 52 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 6 ft line.

Where is the deepest part of Chapman Pond?

The deepest charted water on Chapman Pond lies inside the 16 ft contour, toward the middle of the lake. That contour encloses under an acre, 1.7% 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 Chapman Pond is shallower than 6 feet?

About half. The 6 ft contour encloses 19 acres of the roughly 52 acres inside the outer 0 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 6 feet. The sharpest drop is between 2 and 4 feet, where the mapped water sheds 17 acres.

How accurate is this Chapman 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

Chapman Pond depth map

Chapman Pond in East Haddam, Connecticut reaches a depth of 16 feet. Chapman Pond is charted here across 9 closed depth contours, from the 0 ft line down to 16 ft, enclosing about 52 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 6 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

Chapman Pond depth chart: 9 depth contours from 0 to 16 ft

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

Chapman Pond depth chart data: water enclosed by each contour
Depth contour	Water inside it	Share of mapped water
0 ft	52 acres	100%
2 ft	44 acres	84%
4 ft	27 acres	52%
6 ft	19 acres	36%
8 ft	15 acres	29%
10 ft	11 acres	22%
12 ft	7.9 acres	15%
14 ft	5.5 acres	11%
16 ft	under 1 acre	1.7%

Acreages are computed from the closed CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 52 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 Chapman Pond: an evenly graded bottom

About 52 acres of Chapman Pond sit inside the survey's 0 ft contour, and half of that water is already gone by the 6 ft line: the bottom loses depth gradually and evenly, with no broad shelf and no single abrupt drop. The steepest break on the chart runs from 2 down to 4 ft: 17 acres of bottom fall away across 2 ft there, which makes that band the first contour to work. Inside the 16 ft contour there is under an acre of water, toward the middle of the lake: a single pocket rather than a basin, and worth a drift over in high summer. At 16 ft top to bottom, weed growth shapes this water more than depth does, but the 0.9-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 Chapman Pond

Shallow water like Chapman Pond is usually among the first to make safe ice, and with only 0.9 acres inside the 16 ft contour the fish have very little deep water to spread into once the weed beds die back. That hole, and the subtle single-contour depressions across the 52-acre basin, are where to start. Check ice thickness locally before you walk out.

Chapman Pond depth map FAQs

How deep is Chapman Pond?: Chapman Pond reaches a maximum depth of 16 feet in the CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 9 closed depth contours over about 52 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 6 ft line.
Where is the deepest part of Chapman Pond?: The deepest charted water on Chapman Pond lies inside the 16 ft contour, toward the middle of the lake. That contour encloses under an acre, 1.7% 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 Chapman Pond is shallower than 6 feet?: About half. The 6 ft contour encloses 19 acres of the roughly 52 acres inside the outer 0 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 6 feet. The sharpest drop is between 2 and 4 feet, where the mapped water sheds 17 acres.
How accurate is this Chapman 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 Chapman Pond

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Mapped fishing venues near Chapman Pond

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

Cedar Lake · 4 mi away
Bashan Lake · 4 mi away
Pataconk Reservoir · 5 mi away

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