Connecticut lake depth maps
Hopeville Pond depth map
Hopeville Pond in Griswold, Connecticut reaches a depth of 15 feet. Hopeville Pond is charted here across 5 closed depth contours, from the 0 ft line down to 12 ft, enclosing about 137 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 6 ft line, and only 4.7 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
Hopeville Pond depth chart: 5 depth contours from 0 to 12 ft
Data: CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry (CC0), retrieved August 2026 · depths change over time · not for navigation
| Depth contour | Water inside it | Share of mapped water |
|---|---|---|
| 0 ft | 137 acres | 100% |
| 3 ft | 98 acres | 72% |
| 6 ft | 46 acres | 34% |
| 9 ft | 16 acres | 11% |
| 12 ft | 4.7 acres | 3.4% |
Acreages are computed from the closed CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 137 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. The survey also records a 15 ft sounding, marked as a point rather than a closed contour, so it is not charted as a band.
Fishing Hopeville Pond: an evenly graded bottom
The survey encloses about 137 acres of Hopeville Pond inside its 0 ft contour, and half of that water lies inside the 6 ft line, so the bottom loses depth gradually and evenly, with no broad shelf and no single abrupt drop. Between 3 and 6 ft the mapped water sheds 52 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. The deepest 12 ft contour holds 4.7 acres, 3.4% of the mapped water, toward the northern end of the lake. At 15 ft top to bottom, weed growth shapes this water more than depth does, but the 4.7-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 Hopeville Pond
Shallow water like Hopeville Pond is usually among the first to make safe ice, and with only 4.7 acres inside the 12 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 137-acre basin, are where to start. Check ice thickness locally before you walk out.
Hopeville Pond depth map FAQs
- How deep is Hopeville Pond?
- Hopeville Pond reaches a maximum depth of 15 feet in the CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 5 closed depth contours over about 137 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 6 ft line. The 15 ft figure is a single recorded sounding rather than a closed contour, so the deepest line you can actually trace on the map is 12 ft.
- Where is the deepest part of Hopeville Pond?
- The deepest charted water on Hopeville Pond lies inside the 12 ft contour, toward the northern end of the lake. That contour encloses 4.7 acres, 3.4% 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 Hopeville Pond is shallower than 6 feet?
- About half. The 6 ft contour encloses 46 acres of the roughly 137 acres inside the outer 0 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 6 feet. The sharpest drop is between 3 and 6 feet, where the mapped water sheds 52 acres.
- How accurate is this Hopeville 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 Hopeville Pond
- Pachaug Pond depth map · 15 ft max · 3 mi away
- Amos Lake depth map · 42 ft max · 6 mi away
- Beach Pond depth map · 60 ft max · 7 mi away
- Billings Lake depth map · 30 ft max · 7 mi away
- Green Falls Reservoir depth map · 24 ft max · 8 mi away
Mapped fishing venues near Hopeville Pond
Hopeville Pond in the venue directory covers access and fishing details for this water.
- Pachaug Pond · 3 mi away
- Amos Lake · 6 mi away
- Beach Pond · 7 mi away
Fishing in Connecticut needs a state license: Connecticut fishing license guide · all Connecticut venues