How deep is West Hill Pond?

West Hill Pond reaches a maximum depth of 60 feet in the CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 11 closed depth contours over about 262 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 42 ft line.

Where is the deepest part of West Hill Pond?

The deepest charted water on West Hill Pond lies inside the 60 ft contour, toward the southwestern corner of the lake. That contour encloses 3.7 acres, 1.4% 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 West Hill Pond is shallower than 42 feet?

About half. The 42 ft contour encloses 96 acres of the roughly 262 acres inside the outer 0 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 42 feet. The sharpest drop is between 42 and 48 feet, where the mapped water sheds 69 acres.

How accurate is this West Hill 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

West Hill Pond depth map

West Hill Pond in New Hartford, Connecticut reaches a depth of 60 feet. West Hill Pond is charted here across 11 closed depth contours, from the 0 ft line down to 60 ft, enclosing about 262 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 42 ft line, and only 3.7 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

West Hill Pond depth chart: 11 depth contours from 0 to 60 ft

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

West Hill Pond depth chart data: water enclosed by each contour
Depth contour	Water inside it	Share of mapped water
0 ft	262 acres	100%
6 ft	241 acres	92%
12 ft	213 acres	81%
18 ft	194 acres	74%
24 ft	176 acres	67%
30 ft	158 acres	60%
36 ft	142 acres	54%
42 ft	96 acres	37%
48 ft	27 acres	10%
54 ft	10 acres	3.9%
60 ft	3.7 acres	1.4%

Acreages are computed from the closed CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 262 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 West Hill Pond: steep walls and a big basin

Inside its outermost 0 ft contour the survey charts about 262 acres of West Hill Pond, with the 42 ft line enclosing half of it, so the bottom holds its depth well out from the bank rather than tapering off a long shallow margin. The sharpest change on the chart is between 42 and 48 ft, where the mapped water loses 69 acres in 6 ft of depth, that band is the contour to work first, because it is where the bottom stops being flat. 3.7 acres, 1.4% of the mapped water, lie inside the deepest 60 ft contour, toward the southwestern corner 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-42 ft ground, and the fish that move between the two do it along the 42–48 ft break at first and last light.

Ice fishing on West Hill Pond

Deep water like West Hill Pond 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 42–48 ft band on the chart above, where 69 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-42 ft flat. Check ice thickness locally before you walk out.

West Hill Pond depth map FAQs

How deep is West Hill Pond?: West Hill Pond reaches a maximum depth of 60 feet in the CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 11 closed depth contours over about 262 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 42 ft line.
Where is the deepest part of West Hill Pond?: The deepest charted water on West Hill Pond lies inside the 60 ft contour, toward the southwestern corner of the lake. That contour encloses 3.7 acres, 1.4% 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 West Hill Pond is shallower than 42 feet?: About half. The 42 ft contour encloses 96 acres of the roughly 262 acres inside the outer 0 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 42 feet. The sharpest drop is between 42 and 48 feet, where the mapped water sheds 69 acres.
How accurate is this West Hill 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 West Hill Pond

Highland Lake depth map · 60 ft max · 3 mi away
McDonough Lake depth map · 50 ft max · 4 mi away
Park Pond depth map · 15 ft max · 6 mi away
Winchester Lake depth map · 16 ft max · 6 mi away
West Branch Reservoir depth map · 90 ft max · 8 mi away

Mapped fishing venues near West Hill Pond

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

Highland Lake · 3 mi away
McDonough Lake · 4 mi away
Park Pond · 6 mi away

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