Indiana lake depth maps
Sacarider Lake depth map
Sacarider Lake in Noble County, Indiana reaches a depth of 50 feet. Sacarider Lake is charted here across 5 closed depth contours, from the 10 ft line down to 50 ft, enclosing about 26 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 30 ft line, and only 1.6 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
Sacarider Lake depth chart: 5 depth contours from 10 to 50 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 10 ft | 26 acres | 100% |
| 20 ft | 15 acres | 59% |
| 30 ft | 9 acres | 35% |
| 40 ft | 5.1 acres | 20% |
| 50 ft | 1.6 acres | 6.1% |
Acreages are computed from the closed Indiana DNR Lake Bathymetry contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 26 acres inside the outermost charted contour (the 10 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 Sacarider Lake: an evenly graded bottom
The survey encloses about 26 acres of Sacarider Lake inside its 10 ft contour, and half of that water lies inside the 30 ft line, so the bottom loses depth gradually and evenly, with no broad shelf and no single abrupt drop. Between 10 and 20 ft the mapped water sheds 11 acres in 10 ft of depth, the sharpest change on the chart, start on that band, because it is where the bottom stops being flat. The deepest 50 ft contour holds 1.6 acres, 6.1% of the mapped water, toward the southeastern corner of the lake. Nothing here reaches a true cold-water layer at 50 ft, so structure does the thermocline's work: the points and inside turns where the 10 and 20 ft lines pinch together fish hardest in early season, and again as fish follow bait back down in autumn.
Ice fishing on Sacarider Lake
At 50 ft, Sacarider Lake is a workable ice depth: deep enough to hold fish all winter without the slow freeze-up of a big basin. Start on the 50 ft hole, 1.6 acres of it, at first light, then move up onto the 10–20 ft break as the sun gets up, and fish the flats inside the 30 ft line through the middle of the day. Check ice thickness locally before you walk out.
Sacarider Lake depth map FAQs
- How deep is Sacarider Lake?
- Sacarider Lake reaches a maximum depth of 50 feet in the Indiana DNR Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 5 closed depth contours over about 26 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 30 ft line.
- Where is the deepest part of Sacarider Lake?
- The deepest charted water on Sacarider Lake lies inside the 50 ft contour, toward the southeastern corner of the lake. That contour encloses 1.6 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 Sacarider Lake is shallower than 30 feet?
- About half. The 30 ft contour encloses 9 acres of the roughly 26 acres inside the outer 10 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 30 feet. The sharpest drop is between 10 and 20 feet, where the mapped water sheds 11 acres.
- How accurate is this Sacarider 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 Sacarider Lake
- Bixler Lake depth map · 35 ft max · 4 mi away
- Crooked Lake depth map · 81 ft max · 4 mi away
- Cree Lake depth map · 26 ft max · 5 mi away
- Witmer Lake depth map · 50 ft max · 8 mi away
- Rivir Lake depth map · 35 ft max · 9 mi away
Mapped fishing venues near Sacarider Lake
Sacarider Lake in the venue directory covers access and fishing details for this water.
- Bixler Lake · 4 mi away
- Crooked Lake · 4 mi away
- Cree Lake · 5 mi away
Fishing in Indiana needs a state license: Indiana fishing license guide · all Indiana venues