How deep is Mount Tom Pond?

Mount Tom Pond reaches a maximum depth of 45 feet in the CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 10 closed depth contours over about 56 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 30 ft line.

Where is the deepest part of Mount Tom Pond?

The deepest charted water on Mount Tom Pond lies inside the 45 ft contour, toward the middle of the lake. That contour encloses 1.9 acres, 3.5% 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 Mount Tom Pond is shallower than 30 feet?

About half. The 30 ft contour encloses 17 acres of the roughly 56 acres inside the outer 0 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 30 feet. The sharpest drop is between 25 and 30 feet, where the mapped water sheds 12 acres.

How accurate is this Mount Tom 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

Mount Tom Pond depth map

Mount Tom Pond in Litchfield, Morris, Washington, Connecticut reaches a depth of 45 feet. Mount Tom Pond is charted here across 10 closed depth contours, from the 0 ft line down to 45 ft, enclosing about 56 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 30 ft line, and only 1.9 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

Mount Tom Pond depth chart: 10 depth contours from 0 to 45 ft

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

Mount Tom Pond depth chart data: water enclosed by each contour
Depth contour	Water inside it	Share of mapped water
0 ft	56 acres	100%
5 ft	49 acres	87%
10 ft	45 acres	81%
15 ft	42 acres	76%
20 ft	37 acres	67%
25 ft	29 acres	53%
30 ft	17 acres	31%
35 ft	8.4 acres	15%
40 ft	4.6 acres	8.2%
45 ft	1.9 acres	3.5%

Acreages are computed from the closed CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 56 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 Mount Tom Pond: steep sides for its size

The survey encloses about 56 acres of Mount Tom Pond inside its 0 ft contour, and half of that water lies inside the 30 ft line, so depth comes quickly here, with no long shallow margin before the bottom drops away. Between 25 and 30 ft the mapped water sheds 12 acres in 5 ft of depth, the sharpest change on the chart, start on that band, because it is where the bottom stops being flat. The deepest 45 ft contour holds 1.9 acres, 3.5% of the mapped water, toward the middle of the lake. Nothing here reaches a true cold-water layer at 45 ft, so structure does the thermocline's work: the points and inside turns where the 25 and 30 ft lines pinch together fish hardest in early season, and again as fish follow bait back down in autumn.

Ice fishing on Mount Tom Pond

At 45 ft, Mount Tom 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 45 ft hole, 1.9 acres of it, at first light, then move up onto the 25–30 ft break as the sun gets up, and fish the flats inside the 30 ft line through the middle of the day. Check ice thickness locally before you walk out.

Mount Tom Pond depth map FAQs

How deep is Mount Tom Pond?: Mount Tom Pond reaches a maximum depth of 45 feet in the CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 10 closed depth contours over about 56 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 30 ft line.
Where is the deepest part of Mount Tom Pond?: The deepest charted water on Mount Tom Pond lies inside the 45 ft contour, toward the middle of the lake. That contour encloses 1.9 acres, 3.5% 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 Mount Tom Pond is shallower than 30 feet?: About half. The 30 ft contour encloses 17 acres of the roughly 56 acres inside the outer 0 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 30 feet. The sharpest drop is between 25 and 30 feet, where the mapped water sheds 12 acres.
How accurate is this Mount Tom 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 Mount Tom Pond

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Tyler Lake depth map · 21 ft max · 10 mi away

Mapped fishing venues near Mount Tom Pond

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

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Waramaug Lake · 4 mi away
South Spectacle Lake · 7 mi away

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