Indiana lake depth maps
Bixler Lake depth map
Bixler Lake in Indiana reaches a depth of 35 feet. Bixler Lake is charted here across 7 closed depth contours, from the 5 ft line down to 35 ft, enclosing about 103 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 20 ft line, and only 3.9 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
Bixler Lake depth chart: 7 depth contours from 5 to 35 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 | 103 acres | 100% |
| 10 ft | 91 acres | 88% |
| 15 ft | 72 acres | 70% |
| 20 ft | 43 acres | 41% |
| 25 ft | 19 acres | 19% |
| 30 ft | 10 acres | 10% |
| 35 ft | 3.9 acres | 3.8% |
Acreages are computed from the closed Indiana DNR Lake Bathymetry contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 103 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 Bixler Lake: an evenly graded bottom
About 103 acres of Bixler Lake sit inside the survey's 5 ft contour, and half of that water is already gone by the 20 ft line: the bottom loses depth gradually and evenly, with no broad shelf and no single abrupt drop. The steepest break on the chart runs from 15 down to 20 ft: 29 acres of bottom fall away across 5 ft there, which makes that band the first contour to work. The deepest 35 ft contour holds 3.9 acres, 3.8% of the mapped water, toward the southeastern corner of the lake. Nothing here reaches a true cold-water layer at 35 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 Bixler Lake
At 35 ft, Bixler 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 35 ft hole, 3.9 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.
Bixler Lake depth map FAQs
- How deep is Bixler Lake?
- Bixler Lake reaches a maximum depth of 35 feet in the Indiana DNR Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 7 closed depth contours over about 103 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 20 ft line.
- Where is the deepest part of Bixler Lake?
- The deepest charted water on Bixler Lake lies inside the 35 ft contour, toward the southeastern corner of the lake. That contour encloses 3.9 acres, 3.8% 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 Bixler Lake is shallower than 20 feet?
- About half. The 20 ft contour encloses 43 acres of the roughly 103 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 29 acres.
- How accurate is this Bixler 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 Bixler Lake
- Crooked Lake depth map · 81 ft max · 3 mi away
- Sacarider Lake depth map · 50 ft max · 4 mi away
- Cree Lake depth map · 26 ft max · 5 mi away
- Mcclish Lake depth map · 50 ft max · 8 mi away
- Story Lake depth map · 25 ft max · 8 mi away
Mapped fishing venues near Bixler Lake
Bixler Lake in the venue directory covers access and fishing details for this water.
- Crooked Lake · 3 mi away
- Sacarider Lake · 4 mi away
- Cree Lake · 5 mi away
Fishing in Indiana needs a state license: Indiana fishing license guide · all Indiana venues