How deep is Pachaug Pond?

Pachaug 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 841 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 6 ft line.

Where is the deepest part of Pachaug Pond?

The deepest charted water on Pachaug Pond lies inside the 15 ft contour, toward the northwestern corner of the lake. That contour encloses under an acre, under 1% of the mapped water, so it is a small target on a big lake, the depth chart above gives the contour to line up on.

How much of Pachaug Pond is shallower than 6 feet?

About half. The 6 ft contour encloses 421 acres of the roughly 841 acres inside the outer 0 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 6 feet. The sharpest drop is between 6 and 9 feet, where the mapped water sheds 342 acres.

How accurate is this Pachaug 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

Pachaug Pond depth map

Pachaug Pond in Griswold, Connecticut reaches a depth of 15 feet. Pachaug Pond is charted here across 6 closed depth contours, from the 0 ft line down to 15 ft, enclosing about 841 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 6 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

Pachaug 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

Pachaug Pond depth chart data: water enclosed by each contour
Depth contour	Water inside it	Share of mapped water
0 ft	841 acres	100%
3 ft	685 acres	81%
6 ft	421 acres	50%
9 ft	79 acres	9.4%
12 ft	8.2 acres	1%
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 841 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 Pachaug Pond: an evenly graded bottom

The survey encloses about 841 acres of Pachaug Pond inside its 0 ft contour, and half of that water lies inside the 6 ft line, so the bottom falls away at a steady rate rather than shelving off or dropping in one step. Between 6 and 9 ft the mapped water sheds 342 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 15 ft contour, toward the northwestern 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 0.9-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 Pachaug Pond

A shallow lake like Pachaug 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 0.9 acres inside the 15 ft contour. Start there, then hunt the subtle single-contour depressions across the 841-acre basin. Check ice thickness locally before you walk out.

Pachaug Pond depth map FAQs

How deep is Pachaug Pond?: Pachaug 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 841 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 6 ft line.
Where is the deepest part of Pachaug Pond?: The deepest charted water on Pachaug Pond lies inside the 15 ft contour, toward the northwestern corner of the lake. That contour encloses under an acre, under 1% of the mapped water, so it is a small target on a big lake, the depth chart above gives the contour to line up on.
How much of Pachaug Pond is shallower than 6 feet?: About half. The 6 ft contour encloses 421 acres of the roughly 841 acres inside the outer 0 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 6 feet. The sharpest drop is between 6 and 9 feet, where the mapped water sheds 342 acres.
How accurate is this Pachaug 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 Pachaug Pond

Hopeville Pond depth map · 15 ft max · 3 mi away
Billings Lake depth map · 30 ft max · 4 mi away
Amos Lake depth map · 42 ft max · 5 mi away
Wyassup Lake depth map · 24 ft max · 6 mi away
Green Falls Reservoir depth map · 24 ft max · 6 mi away

Mapped fishing venues near Pachaug Pond

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

Hopeville Pond · 3 mi away
Billings Lake · 4 mi away
Amos Lake · 5 mi away

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