Indiana lake depth maps
Bell Lake depth map
Bell Lake in Steuben County, Indiana reaches a depth of 25 feet. Bell Lake is charted here across 5 closed depth contours, from the 5 ft line down to 25 ft, enclosing about 33 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 20 ft line, and only 4.9 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
Bell Lake depth chart: 5 depth contours from 5 to 25 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 | 33 acres | 100% |
| 10 ft | 27 acres | 81% |
| 15 ft | 22 acres | 66% |
| 20 ft | 14 acres | 43% |
| 25 ft | 4.9 acres | 15% |
Acreages are computed from the closed Indiana DNR Lake Bathymetry contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 33 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 Bell Lake: steep sides for its size
The survey encloses about 33 acres of Bell Lake inside its 5 ft contour, and half of that water lies inside the 20 ft line, so the bottom holds its depth well out from the bank rather than tapering off a long shallow margin. Between 20 and 25 ft the mapped water sheds 9.1 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. 4.9 acres, 15% of the mapped water, lie inside the deepest 25 ft contour, toward the middle of the lake. Topping out at 25 ft, weed growth structures this water more than depth does, but the 4.9-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 Bell Lake
A shallow lake like Bell Lake is usually among the first to make safe ice, and once the weed beds die back the fish have very little deep water to spread into: just 4.9 acres inside the 25 ft contour. Start there, then hunt the subtle single-contour depressions across the 33-acre basin. Check ice thickness locally before you walk out.
Bell Lake depth map FAQs
- How deep is Bell Lake?
- Bell Lake reaches a maximum depth of 25 feet in the Indiana DNR Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 5 closed depth contours over about 33 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 20 ft line.
- Where is the deepest part of Bell Lake?
- The deepest charted water on Bell Lake lies inside the 25 ft contour, toward the middle of the lake. That contour encloses 4.9 acres, 15% 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 Bell Lake is shallower than 20 feet?
- About half. The 20 ft contour encloses 14 acres of the roughly 33 acres inside the outer 5 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 20 feet. The sharpest drop is between 20 and 25 feet, where the mapped water sheds 9.1 acres.
- How accurate is this Bell 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 Bell Lake
- Barton Lake depth map · 30 ft max · 3 mi away
- Lake James depth map · 83 ft max · 3 mi away
- Gentian/failing Lake depth map · 45 ft max · 4 mi away
- Buck Lake depth map · 41 ft max · 6 mi away
- Wall Lake depth map · 30 ft max · 6 mi away
Mapped fishing venues near Bell Lake
Bell Lake in the venue directory covers access and fishing details for this water.
- Barton Lake · 3 mi away
- Lake James · 3 mi away
- Gentian/failing Lake · 4 mi away
Fishing in Indiana needs a state license: Indiana fishing license guide · all Indiana venues