Indiana lake depth maps
Indian Lake depth map
Indian Lake in Perry County, Indiana reaches a depth of 29 feet. Indian Lake is charted here across 9 closed depth contours, from the 3 ft line down to 27 ft, enclosing about 96 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 15 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
Indian Lake depth chart: 9 depth contours from 3 to 27 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 ft | 96 acres | 100% |
| 6 ft | 78 acres | 82% |
| 9 ft | 66 acres | 69% |
| 12 ft | 52 acres | 55% |
| 15 ft | 30 acres | 32% |
| 18 ft | 14 acres | 14% |
| 21 ft | 5.7 acres | 5.9% |
| 24 ft | 1.2 acres | 1.3% |
| 27 ft | under 1 acre | under 1% |
Acreages are computed from the closed Indiana DNR Lake Bathymetry contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 96 acres inside the outermost charted contour (the 3 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 29 ft sounding, marked as a point rather than a closed contour, so it is not charted as a band.
Fishing Indian Lake: an evenly graded bottom
The survey encloses about 96 acres of Indian Lake inside its 3 ft contour, and half of that water lies inside the 15 ft line, so the bottom falls away at a steady rate rather than shelving off or dropping in one step. Between 12 and 15 ft the mapped water sheds 22 acres in 3 ft of depth, the sharpest change on the chart, start on that band, because it is where the bottom stops being flat. The 27 ft contour, toward the southwestern corner of the lake, encloses under an acre of water, a single pocket rather than a basin, but one worth a drift over in high summer. Topping out at 29 ft, weed growth structures this water more than depth does, but the 0.2-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.
Indian Lake depth map FAQs
- How deep is Indian Lake?
- Indian Lake reaches a maximum depth of 29 feet in the Indiana DNR Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 9 closed depth contours over about 96 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 15 ft line. The 29 ft figure is a single recorded sounding rather than a closed contour, so the deepest line you can actually trace on the map is 27 ft.
- Where is the deepest part of Indian Lake?
- The deepest charted water on Indian Lake lies inside the 27 ft contour, toward the southwestern corner of the lake. That contour encloses under an acre, 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 Indian Lake is shallower than 15 feet?
- About half. The 15 ft contour encloses 30 acres of the roughly 96 acres inside the outer 3 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 15 feet. The sharpest drop is between 12 and 15 feet, where the mapped water sheds 22 acres.
- How accurate is this Indian 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 Indian Lake
- Lake Celina depth map · 54 ft max · 2 mi away
- Ferdinand State Forest Lake depth map · 20 ft max · 8 mi away
- Saddle Lake depth map · 25 ft max · 9 mi away
- Ferdinand Old Lake depth map · 18 ft max · 11 mi away
- Olinger Lake depth map · 21 ft max · 15 mi away
Mapped fishing venues near Indian Lake
Indian Lake in the venue directory covers access and fishing details for this water.
- Lake Celina · 2 mi away
- Ferdinand State Forest Lake · 8 mi away
- Saddle Lake · 9 mi away
Fishing in Indiana needs a state license: Indiana fishing license guide · all Indiana venues