Indiana lake depth maps
Baugher Lake depth map
Baugher Lake in Noble County, Indiana reaches a depth of 30 feet. Baugher Lake is charted here across 6 closed depth contours, from the 5 ft line down to 30 ft, enclosing about 21 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 20 ft line, and only under an acre lie inside the deepest one. Every contour is on the interactive map below, free and without an account.
Data: Indiana DNR Lake Bathymetry (credit: Indiana DNR). Contours closed, checked and area-computed by Jordan Carter, founder of GilledIt · page updated
Baugher Lake depth chart: 6 depth contours from 5 to 30 ft
Data: Indiana DNR Lake Bathymetry (credit: Indiana DNR), retrieved August 2026 · depths change over time · not for navigation
| Depth contour | Water inside it | Share of mapped water |
|---|---|---|
| 5 ft | 21 acres | 100% |
| 10 ft | 16 acres | 77% |
| 15 ft | 12 acres | 56% |
| 20 ft | 6 acres | 29% |
| 25 ft | 2 acres | 9.7% |
| 30 ft | under 1 acre | 2.8% |
Acreages are computed from the closed Indiana DNR Lake Bathymetry contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 21 acres inside the outermost charted contour (the 5 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 Baugher Lake: steep sides for its size
The survey encloses about 21 acres of Baugher Lake inside its 5 ft contour, and half of that water lies inside the 20 ft line, so depth comes quickly here, with no long shallow margin before the bottom drops away. Between 15 and 20 ft the mapped water sheds 6 acres in 5 ft of depth, the sharpest change on the chart, start on that band, because it is where the bottom stops being flat. Inside the 30 ft contour there is under an acre of water, toward the northwestern corner of the lake: a single pocket rather than a basin, and worth a drift over in high summer. Nothing here reaches a true cold-water layer at 30 ft, so structure does the thermocline's work: the points and inside turns where the 15 and 20 ft lines pinch together fish hardest in early season, and again as fish follow bait back down in autumn.
Ice fishing on Baugher Lake
At 30 ft, Baugher Lake is a workable ice depth: deep enough to hold fish all winter without the slow freeze-up of a big basin. Start on the 30 ft hole, 0.6 acres of it, at first light, then move up onto the 15–20 ft break as the sun gets up, and fish the flats inside the 20 ft line through the middle of the day. Check ice thickness locally before you walk out.
Baugher Lake depth map FAQs
- How deep is Baugher Lake?
- Baugher Lake reaches a maximum depth of 30 feet in the Indiana DNR Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 6 closed depth contours over about 21 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 20 ft line.
- Where is the deepest part of Baugher Lake?
- The deepest charted water on Baugher Lake lies inside the 30 ft contour, toward the northwestern corner of the lake. That contour encloses under an acre, 2.8% 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 Baugher Lake is shallower than 20 feet?
- About half. The 20 ft contour encloses 6 acres of the roughly 21 acres inside the outer 5 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 20 feet. The sharpest drop is between 15 and 20 feet, where the mapped water sheds 6 acres.
- How accurate is this Baugher Lake depth map?
- The contours come from the Indiana DNR 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. Per Indiana DNR, the data are graphical representations for reference only, not a survey instrument. 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 Baugher Lake
- Smalley Lake depth map · 44 ft max · 1 mi away
- Gordy Lake depth map · 30 ft max · 3 mi away
- Duely Lake depth map · 18 ft max · 3 mi away
- Village Lake depth map · 21 ft max · 4 mi away
- Spear Lake depth map · 40 ft max · 4 mi away
Mapped fishing venues near Baugher Lake
Baugher Lake in the venue directory covers access and fishing details for this water.
- Smalley Lake · 1 mi away
- Gordy Lake · 3 mi away
- Duely Lake · 3 mi away
Fishing in Indiana needs a state license: Indiana fishing license guide · all Indiana venues