Indiana lake depth maps
Beaver Dam Lake depth map
Beaver Dam Lake in Dubois County, Indiana reaches a depth of 27 feet. Beaver Dam Lake is charted here across 6 closed depth contours, from the 9 ft line down to 24 ft, enclosing about 104 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 18 ft line, and only 2.6 acres 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
Beaver Dam Lake depth chart: 6 depth contours from 9 to 24 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 9 ft | 104 acres | 100% |
| 12 ft | 85 acres | 82% |
| 15 ft | 62 acres | 60% |
| 18 ft | 33 acres | 31% |
| 21 ft | 11 acres | 11% |
| 24 ft | 2.6 acres | 2.5% |
Acreages are computed from the closed Indiana DNR Lake Bathymetry contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 104 acres inside the outermost charted contour (the 9 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. The survey also records a 27 ft sounding, marked as a point rather than a closed contour, so it is not charted as a band.
Fishing Beaver Dam Lake: steep sides for its size
About 104 acres of Beaver Dam Lake sit inside the survey's 9 ft contour, and half of that water is already gone by the 18 ft line: depth comes quickly here, with no long shallow margin before the bottom drops away. The steepest break on the chart runs from 15 down to 18 ft: 29 acres of bottom fall away across 3 ft there, which makes that band the first contour to work. The deepest 24 ft contour holds 2.6 acres, 2.5% of the mapped water, toward the northern end of the lake. At 27 ft top to bottom, weed growth shapes this water more than depth does, but the 2.6-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.
Beaver Dam Lake depth map FAQs
- How deep is Beaver Dam Lake?
- Beaver Dam Lake reaches a maximum depth of 27 feet in the Indiana DNR Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 6 closed depth contours over about 104 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 18 ft line. The 27 ft figure is a single recorded sounding rather than a closed contour, so the deepest line you can actually trace on the map is 24 ft.
- Where is the deepest part of Beaver Dam Lake?
- The deepest charted water on Beaver Dam Lake lies inside the 24 ft contour, toward the northern end of the lake. That contour encloses 2.6 acres, 2.5% 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 Beaver Dam Lake is shallower than 18 feet?
- About half. The 18 ft contour encloses 33 acres of the roughly 104 acres inside the outer 9 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 18 feet. The sharpest drop is between 15 and 18 feet, where the mapped water sheds 29 acres.
- How accurate is this Beaver Dam 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 Beaver Dam Lake
- Ferdinand State Forest Lake depth map · 20 ft max · 10 mi away
- Huntingburg Lake depth map · 21 ft max · 10 mi away
- Ferdinand Old Lake depth map · 18 ft max · 12 mi away
- Olinger Lake depth map · 21 ft max · 12 mi away
- Old Holland Lake depth map · 18 ft max · 15 mi away
Mapped fishing venues near Beaver Dam Lake
Beaver Dam Lake in the venue directory covers access and fishing details for this water.
- Ferdinand State Forest Lake · 10 mi away
- Huntingburg Lake · 10 mi away
- Ferdinand Old Lake · 12 mi away
Fishing in Indiana needs a state license: Indiana fishing license guide · all Indiana venues