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New Oakland City Lake depth map

New Oakland City Lake in Pike County, Indiana reaches a depth of 21 feet. New Oakland City Lake is charted here across 7 closed depth contours, from the 3 ft line down to 21 ft, enclosing about 56 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 15 ft line, and only 4.1 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

New Oakland City Lake depth chart: 7 depth contours from 3 to 21 ft

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

New Oakland City Lake depth chart data: water enclosed by each contour
Depth contourWater inside itShare of mapped water
3 ft56 acres100%
6 ft42 acres75%
9 ft35 acres63%
12 ft29 acres51%
15 ft20 acres35%
18 ft12 acres21%
21 ft4.1 acres7.4%

Acreages are computed from the closed Indiana DNR Lake Bathymetry contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 56 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.

Fishing New Oakland City Lake: steep sides for its size

About 56 acres of New Oakland City Lake sit inside the survey's 3 ft contour, and half of that water is already gone by the 15 ft line: the bottom holds its depth well out from the bank rather than tapering off a long shallow margin. The steepest break on the chart runs from 3 down to 6 ft: 14 acres of bottom fall away across 3 ft there, which makes that band the first contour to work. 4.1 acres, 7.4% of the mapped water, lie inside the deepest 21 ft contour, toward the eastern side of the lake. Topping out at 21 ft, weed growth structures this water more than depth does, but the 4.1-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.

New Oakland City Lake depth map FAQs

How deep is New Oakland City Lake?
New Oakland City Lake reaches a maximum depth of 21 feet in the Indiana DNR Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 7 closed depth contours over about 56 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 15 ft line.
Where is the deepest part of New Oakland City Lake?
The deepest charted water on New Oakland City Lake lies inside the 21 ft contour, toward the eastern side of the lake. That contour encloses 4.1 acres, 7.4% 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 New Oakland City Lake is shallower than 15 feet?
About half. The 15 ft contour encloses 20 acres of the roughly 56 acres inside the outer 3 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 15 feet. The sharpest drop is between 3 and 6 feet, where the mapped water sheds 14 acres.
How accurate is this New Oakland City 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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