How deep is Saugatuck Reservoir?

Saugatuck Reservoir reaches a maximum depth of 100 feet in the CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 6 closed depth contours over about 829 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 40 ft line.

Where is the deepest part of Saugatuck Reservoir?

The deepest charted water on Saugatuck Reservoir lies inside the 100 ft contour, toward the southeastern corner of the lake. That contour encloses 2.5 acres, 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 Saugatuck Reservoir is shallower than 40 feet?

About half. The 40 ft contour encloses 356 acres of the roughly 829 acres inside the outer 0 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 40 feet. The sharpest drop is between 20 and 40 feet, where the mapped water sheds 286 acres.

How accurate is this Saugatuck Reservoir 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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Saugatuck Reservoir depth map

Saugatuck Reservoir in Redding, Connecticut reaches a depth of 100 feet. Saugatuck Reservoir is charted here across 6 closed depth contours, from the 0 ft line down to 100 ft, enclosing about 829 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 40 ft line, and only 2.5 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

Saugatuck Reservoir depth chart: 6 depth contours from 0 to 100 ft

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

Saugatuck Reservoir depth chart data: water enclosed by each contour
Depth contour	Water inside it	Share of mapped water
0 ft	829 acres	100%
20 ft	642 acres	77%
40 ft	356 acres	43%
60 ft	242 acres	29%
80 ft	77 acres	9.3%
100 ft	2.5 acres	under 1%

Acreages are computed from the closed CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 829 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 Saugatuck Reservoir: a stepped drop into deep water

The survey encloses about 829 acres of Saugatuck Reservoir inside its 0 ft contour, and half of that water lies inside the 40 ft line, so the drop to the deep basin comes in stages, each contour giving up another slice of water, rather than in one abrupt wall. Between 20 and 40 ft the mapped water sheds 286 acres in 20 ft of depth, the sharpest change on the chart, start on that band, because it is where the bottom stops being flat. The deepest 100 ft contour holds 2.5 acres, under 1% of the mapped water, toward the southeastern corner of the lake. 100 ft of water makes this a two-story fishery: warm-water fish hold the 0-to-40 ft ground while the basin can stay cold below the summer thermocline, and the traffic between the two runs along the 20–40 ft break at first and last light.

Ice fishing on Saugatuck Reservoir

Saugatuck Reservoir freezes later and less evenly than the shallow waters around it, and the winter bite sets up on the first real break rather than out over the 100 ft hole. The 20–40 ft band on the chart above is that edge: 286 acres of bottom tilt away there, and panfish and walleye slide up and down it through the day. Late ice pushes fish back onto the 0-to-40 ft flat. Check ice thickness locally before you walk out.

Saugatuck Reservoir depth map FAQs

How deep is Saugatuck Reservoir?: Saugatuck Reservoir reaches a maximum depth of 100 feet in the CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 6 closed depth contours over about 829 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 40 ft line.
Where is the deepest part of Saugatuck Reservoir?: The deepest charted water on Saugatuck Reservoir lies inside the 100 ft contour, toward the southeastern corner of the lake. That contour encloses 2.5 acres, 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 Saugatuck Reservoir is shallower than 40 feet?: About half. The 40 ft contour encloses 356 acres of the roughly 829 acres inside the outer 0 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 40 feet. The sharpest drop is between 20 and 40 feet, where the mapped water sheds 286 acres.
How accurate is this Saugatuck Reservoir 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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Mapped fishing venues near Saugatuck Reservoir

Saugatuck Reservoir in the venue directory covers access and fishing details for this water.

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