Indiana lake depth maps
Little Chapman Lake depth map
Little Chapman Lake in Kosciusko County, Indiana reaches a depth of 25 feet. Little Chapman Lake is charted here across 5 closed depth contours, from the 5 ft line down to 25 ft, enclosing about 105 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 20 ft line, and only 17 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
Little Chapman 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 | 105 acres | 100% |
| 10 ft | 90 acres | 85% |
| 15 ft | 68 acres | 64% |
| 20 ft | 40 acres | 38% |
| 25 ft | 17 acres | 16% |
Acreages are computed from the closed Indiana DNR Lake Bathymetry contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 105 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 Little Chapman Lake: steep sides for its size
Inside its outermost 5 ft contour the survey charts about 105 acres of Little Chapman Lake, with the 20 ft line enclosing half of it, so the bottom holds its depth well out from the bank rather than tapering off a long shallow margin. The sharpest change on the chart is between 15 and 20 ft, where the mapped water loses 28 acres in 5 ft of depth, that band is the contour to work first, because it is where the bottom stops being flat. 17 acres, 16% of the mapped water, lie inside the deepest 25 ft contour, toward the eastern side of the lake. Topping out at 25 ft, weed growth structures this water more than depth does, but the 17-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 Little Chapman Lake
A shallow lake like Little Chapman 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 17 acres inside the 25 ft contour. Start there, then hunt the subtle single-contour depressions across the 105-acre basin. Check ice thickness locally before you walk out.
Little Chapman Lake depth map FAQs
- How deep is Little Chapman Lake?
- Little Chapman 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 105 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 20 ft line.
- Where is the deepest part of Little Chapman Lake?
- The deepest charted water on Little Chapman Lake lies inside the 25 ft contour, toward the eastern side of the lake. That contour encloses 17 acres, 16% of the mapped water, so it is a broad slice of the bottom rather than a pinpoint target, the depth chart above gives the contour to line up on.
- How much of Little Chapman Lake is shallower than 20 feet?
- About half. The 20 ft contour encloses 40 acres of the roughly 105 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 28 acres.
- How accurate is this Little Chapman 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 Little Chapman Lake
- Big Chapman Lake depth map · 35 ft max · 1 mi away
- Pike Lake depth map · 30 ft max · 3 mi away
- Big Barbee depth map · 42 ft max · 5 mi away
- Dewart Lake depth map · 70 ft max · 7 mi away
- Shock Lake depth map · 60 ft max · 8 mi away
Mapped fishing venues near Little Chapman Lake
Little Chapman Lake in the venue directory covers access and fishing details for this water.
- Big Chapman Lake · 1 mi away
- Pike Lake · 3 mi away
- Big Barbee · 5 mi away
Fishing in Indiana needs a state license: Indiana fishing license guide · all Indiana venues