How deep is Lantern Hill Pond?

Lantern Hill Pond reaches a maximum depth of 30 feet in the CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 6 closed depth contours over about 28 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 6 ft line.

Where is the deepest part of Lantern Hill Pond?

The deepest charted water on Lantern Hill Pond lies inside the 30 ft contour, toward the eastern side of the lake. That contour encloses 1.7 acres, 6.1% 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 Lantern Hill Pond is shallower than 6 feet?

About half. The 6 ft contour encloses 11 acres of the roughly 28 acres inside the outer 0 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 6 feet. The sharpest drop is between 0 and 6 feet, where the mapped water sheds 17 acres.

How accurate is this Lantern Hill 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

Lantern Hill Pond depth map

Lantern Hill Pond in Ledyard, Connecticut reaches a depth of 30 feet. Lantern Hill Pond is charted here across 6 closed depth contours, from the 0 ft line down to 30 ft, enclosing about 28 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 6 ft line, and only 1.7 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 August 19, 2026

Lantern Hill Pond depth chart: 6 depth contours from 0 to 30 ft

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

Lantern Hill Pond depth chart data: water enclosed by each contour
Depth contour	Water inside it	Share of mapped water
0 ft	28 acres	100%
6 ft	11 acres	38%
12 ft	8.9 acres	31%
18 ft	7.3 acres	26%
24 ft	4.9 acres	17%
30 ft	1.7 acres	6.1%

Acreages are computed from the closed CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 28 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 Lantern Hill Pond: a broad shallow flat

The survey encloses about 28 acres of Lantern Hill Pond inside its 0 ft contour, and half of that water lies inside the 6 ft line, so the bulk of this Ledyard water sits on a shallow flat, with the real depth packed into one part of the basin. Between 0 and 6 ft the mapped water sheds 17 acres in 6 ft of depth, the sharpest change on the chart, start on that band, because it is where the bottom stops being flat. The deepest 30 ft contour holds 1.7 acres, 6.1% of the mapped water, toward the eastern side of the lake. Nothing here reaches a true cold-water layer at 30 ft, so structure does the thermocline's work: the points and inside turns where the 0 and 6 ft lines pinch together fish hardest in early season, and again as fish follow bait back down in autumn.

Ice fishing on Lantern Hill Pond

At 30 ft, Lantern Hill Pond is a workable ice depth: deep enough to hold fish all winter without the slow freeze-up of a big basin. Start on the 30 ft hole, 1.7 acres of it, at first light, then move up onto the 0–6 ft break as the sun gets up, and fish the flats inside the 6 ft line through the middle of the day. Check ice thickness locally before you walk out.

Lantern Hill Pond depth map FAQs

How deep is Lantern Hill Pond?: Lantern Hill Pond reaches a maximum depth of 30 feet in the CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 6 closed depth contours over about 28 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 6 ft line.
Where is the deepest part of Lantern Hill Pond?: The deepest charted water on Lantern Hill Pond lies inside the 30 ft contour, toward the eastern side of the lake. That contour encloses 1.7 acres, 6.1% 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 Lantern Hill Pond is shallower than 6 feet?: About half. The 6 ft contour encloses 11 acres of the roughly 28 acres inside the outer 0 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 6 feet. The sharpest drop is between 0 and 6 feet, where the mapped water sheds 17 acres.
How accurate is this Lantern Hill 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 Lantern Hill Pond

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Mapped fishing venues near Lantern Hill Pond

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

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