How deep is Shenipsit Lake?

Shenipsit Lake reaches a maximum depth of 60 feet in the CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 7 closed depth contours over about 532 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 30 ft line.

Where is the deepest part of Shenipsit Lake?

The deepest charted water on Shenipsit Lake lies inside the 60 ft contour, toward the middle of the lake. That contour encloses 58 acres, 11% 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 Shenipsit Lake is shallower than 30 feet?

About half. The 30 ft contour encloses 225 acres of the roughly 532 acres inside the outer 0 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 30 feet. The sharpest drop is between 10 and 20 feet, where the mapped water sheds 118 acres.

How accurate is this Shenipsit Lake 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

Shenipsit Lake depth map

Shenipsit Lake in Ellington, Tolland, Vernon, Connecticut reaches a depth of 60 feet. Shenipsit Lake is charted here across 7 closed depth contours, from the 0 ft line down to 60 ft, enclosing about 532 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 30 ft line, and only 58 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

Shenipsit Lake depth chart: 7 depth contours from 0 to 60 ft

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

Shenipsit Lake depth chart data: water enclosed by each contour
Depth contour	Water inside it	Share of mapped water
0 ft	532 acres	100%
10 ft	429 acres	81%
20 ft	311 acres	58%
30 ft	225 acres	42%
40 ft	162 acres	31%
50 ft	109 acres	21%
60 ft	58 acres	11%

Acreages are computed from the closed CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 532 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 Shenipsit Lake: a stepped drop into deep water

The survey encloses about 532 acres of Shenipsit Lake inside its 0 ft contour, and half of that water lies inside the 30 ft line, so the bottom steps down contour by contour into the deep basin rather than shelving flat or plunging all at once. Between 10 and 20 ft the mapped water sheds 118 acres in 10 ft of depth, the sharpest change on the chart, start on that band, because it is where the bottom stops being flat. 58 acres, 11% of the mapped water, lie inside the deepest 60 ft contour, toward the middle of the lake. At 60 ft this is two-story water: the basin can stay cold below the summer thermocline while warm-water fish stay up on the 0-to-30 ft ground, and the fish that move between the two do it along the 10–20 ft break at first and last light.

Ice fishing on Shenipsit Lake

Deep water like Shenipsit Lake freezes later and less evenly than the shallow lakes around it, and the winter bite sets up on the first real break, not out over the 60 ft hole. That edge is the 10–20 ft band on the chart above, where 118 acres of bottom tilt away, and panfish and walleye work up and down it through the day. By late ice the fish push back onto the 0-to-30 ft flat. Check ice thickness locally before you walk out.

Shenipsit Lake depth map FAQs

How deep is Shenipsit Lake?: Shenipsit Lake reaches a maximum depth of 60 feet in the CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 7 closed depth contours over about 532 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 30 ft line.
Where is the deepest part of Shenipsit Lake?: The deepest charted water on Shenipsit Lake lies inside the 60 ft contour, toward the middle of the lake. That contour encloses 58 acres, 11% 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 Shenipsit Lake is shallower than 30 feet?: About half. The 30 ft contour encloses 225 acres of the roughly 532 acres inside the outer 0 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 30 feet. The sharpest drop is between 10 and 20 feet, where the mapped water sheds 118 acres.
How accurate is this Shenipsit Lake 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 Shenipsit Lake

Crystal Lake depth map · 42 ft max · 5 mi away
Bolton Lake, Middle depth map · 18 ft max · 5 mi away
Bolton Lake, Lower depth map · 18 ft max · 6 mi away
Coventry Lake depth map · 36 ft max · 9 mi away
Rainbow Reservoir depth map · 35 ft max · 15 mi away

Mapped fishing venues near Shenipsit Lake

Shenipsit Lake in the venue directory covers access and fishing details for this water.

Crystal Lake · 5 mi away
Bolton Lake, Middle · 5 mi away
Lower Bolton Lake · 6 mi away

Fishing in Connecticut needs a state license: Connecticut fishing license guide · all Connecticut venues