How deep is Horse Pond?

Horse Pond reaches a maximum depth of 15 feet in the CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 6 closed depth contours over about 13 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 15 ft line.

Where is the deepest part of Horse Pond?

The deepest charted water on Horse Pond lies inside the 15 ft contour, toward the northern end of the lake. That contour encloses under an acre, 5.9% 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 Horse Pond is shallower than 15 feet?

About half. The 15 ft contour encloses 0.8 acres of the roughly 13 acres inside the outer 0 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 15 feet. The sharpest drop is between 12 and 15 feet, where the mapped water sheds 6.5 acres.

How accurate is this Horse 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

Horse Pond depth map

Horse Pond in Salem, Connecticut reaches a depth of 15 feet. Horse Pond is charted here across 6 closed depth contours, from the 0 ft line down to 15 ft, enclosing about 13 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 15 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

Horse Pond depth chart: 6 depth contours from 0 to 15 ft

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

Horse Pond depth chart data: water enclosed by each contour
Depth contour	Water inside it	Share of mapped water
0 ft	13 acres	100%
3 ft	12 acres	92%
6 ft	9.9 acres	78%
9 ft	9 acres	70%
12 ft	7.3 acres	57%
15 ft	under 1 acre	5.9%

Acreages are computed from the closed CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 13 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 Horse Pond: steep sides for its size

About 13 acres of Horse Pond sit inside the survey's 0 ft contour, and half of that water is already gone by the 15 ft line: the bottom holds its depth well out from the bank rather than tapering off a long shallow margin. The steepest break on the chart runs from 12 down to 15 ft: 6.5 acres of bottom fall away across 3 ft there, which makes that band the first contour to work. The 15 ft contour, toward the northern end 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 15 ft, weed growth structures this water more than depth does, but the 0.8-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 Horse Pond

A shallow lake like Horse 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 0.8 acres inside the 15 ft contour. Start there, then hunt the subtle single-contour depressions across the 13-acre basin. Check ice thickness locally before you walk out.

Horse Pond depth map FAQs

How deep is Horse Pond?: Horse Pond reaches a maximum depth of 15 feet in the CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 6 closed depth contours over about 13 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 15 ft line.
Where is the deepest part of Horse Pond?: The deepest charted water on Horse Pond lies inside the 15 ft contour, toward the northern end of the lake. That contour encloses under an acre, 5.9% 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 Horse Pond is shallower than 15 feet?: About half. The 15 ft contour encloses 0.8 acres of the roughly 13 acres inside the outer 0 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 15 feet. The sharpest drop is between 12 and 15 feet, where the mapped water sheds 6.5 acres.
How accurate is this Horse 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 Horse Pond

Gardner Lake depth map · 36 ft max · 4 mi away
Lake Hayward depth map · 33 ft max · 6 mi away
Norwich Pond depth map · 30 ft max · 6 mi away
Pataganset Lake depth map · 30 ft max · 6 mi away
Uncas Lake depth map · 36 ft max · 7 mi away

Mapped fishing venues near Horse Pond

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

Gardner Lake · 4 mi away
Lake Hayward · 6 mi away
Norwich Pond · 6 mi away

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