How deep is West Twin Lake?

West Twin Lake reaches a maximum depth of 21 feet in the CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 8 closed depth contours over about 289 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 6 ft line.

Where is the deepest part of West Twin Lake?

The deepest charted water on West Twin Lake lies inside the 21 ft contour, toward the southeastern corner of the lake. That contour encloses 24 acres, 8.4% 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 Twin Lake is shallower than 6 feet?

About half. The 6 ft contour encloses 138 acres of the roughly 289 acres inside the outer 0 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 6 feet. The sharpest drop is between 0 and 3 feet, where the mapped water sheds 101 acres.

How accurate is this West Twin 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

West Twin Lake depth map

West Twin Lake in Salisbury, Connecticut reaches a depth of 21 feet. West Twin Lake is charted here across 8 closed depth contours, from the 0 ft line down to 21 ft, enclosing about 289 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 6 ft line, and only 24 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 Twin Lake depth chart: 8 depth contours from 0 to 21 ft

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

West Twin Lake depth chart data: water enclosed by each contour
Depth contour	Water inside it	Share of mapped water
0 ft	289 acres	100%
3 ft	188 acres	65%
6 ft	138 acres	48%
9 ft	119 acres	41%
12 ft	101 acres	35%
15 ft	88 acres	31%
18 ft	69 acres	24%
21 ft	24 acres	8.4%

Acreages are computed from the closed CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 289 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 Twin Lake: a broad shallow flat

Inside its outermost 0 ft contour the survey charts about 289 acres of West Twin Lake, with the 6 ft line enclosing half of it, so the bulk of this Salisbury water sits on a shallow flat, with the real depth packed into one part of the basin. The sharpest change on the chart is between 0 and 3 ft, where the mapped water loses 101 acres in 3 ft of depth, that band is the contour to work first, because it is where the bottom stops being flat. The deepest 21 ft contour holds 24 acres, 8.4% of the mapped water, toward the southeastern corner of the lake. At 21 ft top to bottom, weed growth shapes this water more than depth does, but the 24-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 West Twin Lake

Shallow water like West Twin Lake is usually among the first to make safe ice, and with only 24 acres inside the 21 ft contour the fish have very little deep water to spread into once the weed beds die back. That hole, and the subtle single-contour depressions across the 289-acre basin, are where to start. Check ice thickness locally before you walk out.

West Twin Lake depth map FAQs

How deep is West Twin Lake?: West Twin Lake reaches a maximum depth of 21 feet in the CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 8 closed depth contours over about 289 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 6 ft line.
Where is the deepest part of West Twin Lake?: The deepest charted water on West Twin Lake lies inside the 21 ft contour, toward the southeastern corner of the lake. That contour encloses 24 acres, 8.4% 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 Twin Lake is shallower than 6 feet?: About half. The 6 ft contour encloses 138 acres of the roughly 289 acres inside the outer 0 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 6 feet. The sharpest drop is between 0 and 3 feet, where the mapped water sheds 101 acres.
How accurate is this West Twin 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.

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Mapped fishing venues near West Twin Lake

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

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