How deep is Messerschmidt Pond?

Messerschmidt 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 73 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 9 ft line.

Where is the deepest part of Messerschmidt Pond?

The deepest charted water on Messerschmidt Pond lies inside the 15 ft contour, toward the southeastern corner of the lake. That contour encloses under an acre, under 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 Messerschmidt Pond is shallower than 9 feet?

About half. The 9 ft contour encloses 29 acres of the roughly 73 acres inside the outer 0 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 9 feet. The sharpest drop is between 9 and 12 feet, where the mapped water sheds 24 acres.

How accurate is this Messerschmidt 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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Messerschmidt Pond depth map

Messerschmidt Pond in Deep River, Westbrook, Connecticut reaches a depth of 15 feet. Messerschmidt Pond is charted here across 6 closed depth contours, from the 0 ft line down to 15 ft, enclosing about 73 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 9 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

Messerschmidt 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

Messerschmidt Pond depth chart data: water enclosed by each contour
Depth contour	Water inside it	Share of mapped water
0 ft	73 acres	100%
3 ft	62 acres	85%
6 ft	46 acres	63%
9 ft	29 acres	39%
12 ft	4.6 acres	6.3%
15 ft	under 1 acre	under 1%

Acreages are computed from the closed CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 73 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 Messerschmidt Pond: steep sides for its size

About 73 acres of Messerschmidt Pond sit inside the survey's 0 ft contour, and half of that water is already gone by the 9 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 9 down to 12 ft: 24 acres of bottom fall away across 3 ft there, which makes that band the first contour to work. The 15 ft contour, toward the southeastern corner 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 0.2-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 Messerschmidt Pond

A shallow lake like Messerschmidt 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 0.2 acres inside the 15 ft contour. Start there, then hunt the subtle single-contour depressions across the 73-acre basin. Check ice thickness locally before you walk out.

Messerschmidt Pond depth map FAQs

How deep is Messerschmidt Pond?: Messerschmidt 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 73 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 9 ft line.
Where is the deepest part of Messerschmidt Pond?: The deepest charted water on Messerschmidt Pond lies inside the 15 ft contour, toward the southeastern corner of the lake. That contour encloses under an acre, under 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 Messerschmidt Pond is shallower than 9 feet?: About half. The 9 ft contour encloses 29 acres of the roughly 73 acres inside the outer 0 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 9 feet. The sharpest drop is between 9 and 12 feet, where the mapped water sheds 24 acres.
How accurate is this Messerschmidt 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 Messerschmidt Pond

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Mapped fishing venues near Messerschmidt Pond

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

Cedar Lake · 4 mi away
Pataconk Reservoir · 5 mi away
Chapman Pond · 7 mi away

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