How deep is Winchester Lake?

Winchester Lake reaches a maximum depth of 16 feet in the CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 9 closed depth contours over about 246 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 10 ft line.

Where is the deepest part of Winchester Lake?

The deepest charted water on Winchester Lake lies inside the 16 ft contour, toward the southeastern corner of the lake. That contour encloses 1.1 acres, under 1% 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 Winchester Lake is shallower than 10 feet?

About half. The 10 ft contour encloses 102 acres of the roughly 246 acres inside the outer 0 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 10 feet. The sharpest drop is between 12 and 14 feet, where the mapped water sheds 59 acres.

How accurate is this Winchester 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

Winchester Lake depth map

Winchester Lake in Winchester, Connecticut reaches a depth of 16 feet. Winchester Lake is charted here across 9 closed depth contours, from the 0 ft line down to 16 ft, enclosing about 246 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 10 ft line, and only 1.1 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

Winchester Lake depth chart: 9 depth contours from 0 to 16 ft

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

Winchester Lake depth chart data: water enclosed by each contour
Depth contour	Water inside it	Share of mapped water
0 ft	246 acres	100%
2 ft	208 acres	84%
4 ft	193 acres	78%
6 ft	169 acres	69%
8 ft	139 acres	57%
10 ft	102 acres	41%
12 ft	73 acres	30%
14 ft	14 acres	5.7%
16 ft	1.1 acres	under 1%

Acreages are computed from the closed CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 246 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 Winchester Lake: steep sides for its size

The survey encloses about 246 acres of Winchester Lake inside its 0 ft contour, and half of that water lies inside the 10 ft line, so depth comes quickly here, with no long shallow margin before the bottom drops away. Between 12 and 14 ft the mapped water sheds 59 acres in 2 ft of depth, the sharpest change on the chart, start on that band, because it is where the bottom stops being flat. The deepest 16 ft contour holds 1.1 acres, under 1% of the mapped water, toward the southeastern corner of the lake. At 16 ft top to bottom, weed growth shapes this water more than depth does, but the 1.1-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 Winchester Lake

Shallow water like Winchester Lake is usually among the first to make safe ice, and with only 1.1 acres inside the 16 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 246-acre basin, are where to start. Check ice thickness locally before you walk out.

Winchester Lake depth map FAQs

How deep is Winchester Lake?: Winchester Lake reaches a maximum depth of 16 feet in the CT DEEP Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 9 closed depth contours over about 246 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 10 ft line.
Where is the deepest part of Winchester Lake?: The deepest charted water on Winchester Lake lies inside the 16 ft contour, toward the southeastern corner of the lake. That contour encloses 1.1 acres, under 1% 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 Winchester Lake is shallower than 10 feet?: About half. The 10 ft contour encloses 102 acres of the roughly 246 acres inside the outer 0 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 10 feet. The sharpest drop is between 12 and 14 feet, where the mapped water sheds 59 acres.
How accurate is this Winchester 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 Winchester Lake

Park Pond depth map · 15 ft max · 2 mi away
Highland Lake depth map · 60 ft max · 4 mi away
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Tyler Lake depth map · 21 ft max · 8 mi away

Mapped fishing venues near Winchester Lake

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

Park Pond · 2 mi away
Highland Lake · 4 mi away
West Hill Pond · 6 mi away

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