Indiana lake depth maps
Pike Lake depth map
Pike Lake in Kosciusko County, Indiana reaches a depth of 30 feet. Pike Lake is charted here across 7 closed depth contours, from the 6 ft line down to 30 ft, enclosing about 143 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 18 ft line, and only 8.4 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
Pike Lake depth chart: 7 depth contours from 6 to 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 ft | 143 acres | 100% |
| 12 ft | 95 acres | 66% |
| 18 ft | 53 acres | 37% |
| 21 ft | 38 acres | 27% |
| 24 ft | 24 acres | 17% |
| 27 ft | 16 acres | 11% |
| 30 ft | 8.4 acres | 5.8% |
Acreages are computed from the closed Indiana DNR Lake Bathymetry contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 143 acres inside the outermost charted contour (the 6 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 Pike Lake: an evenly graded bottom
Inside its outermost 6 ft contour the survey charts about 143 acres of Pike Lake, with the 18 ft line enclosing half of it, so the bottom falls away at a steady rate rather than shelving off or dropping in one step. The sharpest change on the chart is between 6 and 12 ft, where the mapped water loses 48 acres in 6 ft of depth, that band is the contour to work first, because it is where the bottom stops being flat. 8.4 acres, 5.8% of the mapped water, lie inside the deepest 30 ft contour, toward the southwestern corner of the lake. With 30 ft at its deepest there is no true cold-water layer here, so structure does the work the thermocline does elsewhere: fish the points and inside turns where the 6 and 12 ft lines pinch together, hardest in early season and again as fish follow bait back down in autumn.
Ice fishing on Pike Lake
Pike Lake's 30 ft is a workable ice depth, enough water to hold fish all winter, without the slow freeze-up of a big basin. First light belongs on the 30 ft hole, all 8.4 acres of it; as the sun gets up, move onto the 6–12 ft break, and spend the middle of the day on the flats inside the 18 ft line. Check ice thickness locally before you walk out.
Pike Lake depth map FAQs
- How deep is Pike Lake?
- Pike Lake reaches a maximum depth of 30 feet in the Indiana DNR Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 7 closed depth contours over about 143 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 18 ft line.
- Where is the deepest part of Pike Lake?
- The deepest charted water on Pike Lake lies inside the 30 ft contour, toward the southwestern corner of the lake. That contour encloses 8.4 acres, 5.8% 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 Pike Lake is shallower than 18 feet?
- About half. The 18 ft contour encloses 53 acres of the roughly 143 acres inside the outer 6 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 18 feet. The sharpest drop is between 6 and 12 feet, where the mapped water sheds 48 acres.
- How accurate is this Pike 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 Pike Lake
- Little Chapman Lake depth map · 25 ft max · 3 mi away
- Big Chapman Lake depth map · 35 ft max · 4 mi away
- Big Barbee depth map · 42 ft max · 8 mi away
- Hoffman Lake depth map · 30 ft max · 8 mi away
- Dewart Lake depth map · 70 ft max · 9 mi away
Mapped fishing venues near Pike Lake
Pike Lake in the venue directory covers access and fishing details for this water.
- Little Chapman Lake · 3 mi away
- Big Chapman Lake · 4 mi away
- Big Barbee · 8 mi away
Fishing in Indiana needs a state license: Indiana fishing license guide · all Indiana venues