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Lukens Lake depth map

Lukens Lake in Wabash County, Indiana reaches a depth of 39 feet. Lukens Lake is charted here across 6 closed depth contours, from the 12 ft line down to 39 ft, enclosing about 35 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 30 ft line, and only 2.1 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

Lukens Lake depth chart: 6 depth contours from 12 to 39 ft

Data: Indiana DNR Lake Bathymetry (credit: Indiana DNR), retrieved August 2026 · depths change over time · not for navigation

Lukens Lake depth chart data: water enclosed by each contour
Depth contourWater inside itShare of mapped water
12 ft35 acres100%
18 ft30 acres87%
24 ft20 acres59%
30 ft11 acres33%
36 ft5 acres15%
39 ft2.1 acres6.1%

Acreages are computed from the closed Indiana DNR Lake Bathymetry contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 35 acres inside the outermost charted contour (the 12 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 Lukens Lake: steep sides for its size

The survey encloses about 35 acres of Lukens Lake inside its 12 ft contour, and half of that water lies inside the 30 ft line, so depth comes quickly here, with no long shallow margin before the bottom drops away. Between 18 and 24 ft the mapped water sheds 10 acres in 6 ft of depth, the sharpest change on the chart, start on that band, because it is where the bottom stops being flat. The deepest 39 ft contour holds 2.1 acres, 6.1% of the mapped water, toward the northwestern corner of the lake. Nothing here reaches a true cold-water layer at 39 ft, so structure does the thermocline's work: the points and inside turns where the 18 and 24 ft lines pinch together fish hardest in early season, and again as fish follow bait back down in autumn.

Lukens Lake depth map FAQs

How deep is Lukens Lake?
Lukens Lake reaches a maximum depth of 39 feet in the Indiana DNR Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 6 closed depth contours over about 35 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 30 ft line.
Where is the deepest part of Lukens Lake?
The deepest charted water on Lukens Lake lies inside the 39 ft contour, toward the northwestern corner of the lake. That contour encloses 2.1 acres, 6.1% 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 Lukens Lake is shallower than 30 feet?
About half. The 30 ft contour encloses 11 acres of the roughly 35 acres inside the outer 12 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 30 feet. The sharpest drop is between 18 and 24 feet, where the mapped water sheds 10 acres.
How accurate is this Lukens 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.

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