Indiana lake depth maps
Saugany Lake depth map
Saugany Lake in LaPorte County, Indiana reaches a depth of 60 feet. Saugany Lake is charted here across 6 closed depth contours, from the 10 ft line down to 60 ft, enclosing about 56 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 40 ft line, and only 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
Saugany Lake depth chart: 6 depth contours from 10 to 60 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 | 56 acres | 100% |
| 20 ft | 48 acres | 86% |
| 30 ft | 38 acres | 68% |
| 40 ft | 23 acres | 41% |
| 50 ft | 12 acres | 22% |
| 60 ft | 4 acres | 7.2% |
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 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 Saugany Lake: steep walls and a big basin
Inside its outermost 10 ft contour the survey charts about 56 acres of Saugany Lake, with the 40 ft line enclosing half of it, so depth comes quickly here, with no long shallow margin before the bottom drops away. The sharpest change on the chart is between 30 and 40 ft, where the mapped water loses 15 acres in 10 ft of depth, that band is the contour to work first, because it is where the bottom stops being flat. The deepest 60 ft contour holds 4 acres, 7.2% of the mapped water, toward the middle of the lake. 60 ft of water makes this a two-story fishery: warm-water fish hold the 10-to-40 ft ground while the basin can stay cold below the summer thermocline, and the traffic between the two runs along the 30–40 ft break at first and last light.
Ice fishing on Saugany Lake
Saugany Lake freezes later and less evenly than the shallow waters around it, and the winter bite sets up on the first real break rather than out over the 60 ft hole. The 30–40 ft band on the chart above is that edge: 15 acres of bottom tilt away there, and panfish and walleye slide up and down it through the day. Late ice pushes fish back onto the 10-to-40 ft flat. Check ice thickness locally before you walk out.
Saugany Lake depth map FAQs
- How deep is Saugany Lake?
- Saugany Lake reaches a maximum depth of 60 feet in the Indiana DNR Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 6 closed depth contours over about 56 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 40 ft line.
- Where is the deepest part of Saugany Lake?
- The deepest charted water on Saugany Lake lies inside the 60 ft contour, toward the middle of the lake. That contour encloses 4 acres, 7.2% 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 Saugany Lake is shallower than 40 feet?
- About half. The 40 ft contour encloses 23 acres of the roughly 56 acres inside the outer 10 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 40 feet. The sharpest drop is between 30 and 40 feet, where the mapped water sheds 15 acres.
- How accurate is this Saugany 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 Saugany Lake
- Hog Lake depth map · 50 ft max · 3 mi away
- North Chain Lake depth map · 32 ft max · 11 mi away
- Worster Lake depth map · 18 ft max · 17 mi away
- Cedar Lake depth map · 25 ft max · 21 mi away
- Riddles Lake depth map · 18 ft max · 23 mi away
Mapped fishing venues near Saugany Lake
Saugany Lake in the venue directory covers access and fishing details for this water.
- Hog Lake · 3 mi away
- North Chain Lake · 11 mi away
- Worster Lake · 17 mi away
Fishing in Indiana needs a state license: Indiana fishing license guide · all Indiana venues