Indiana lake depth maps
Starve Hallow Lake depth map
Starve Hallow Lake in Jackson County, Indiana reaches a depth of 15 feet. Starve Hallow Lake is charted here across 4 closed depth contours, from the 3 ft line down to 12 ft, enclosing about 90 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 9 ft line, and only 9.4 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
Starve Hallow Lake depth chart: 4 depth contours from 3 to 12 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 ft | 90 acres | 100% |
| 6 ft | 57 acres | 63% |
| 9 ft | 29 acres | 32% |
| 12 ft | 9.4 acres | 10% |
Acreages are computed from the closed Indiana DNR Lake Bathymetry contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 90 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. The survey also records a 15 ft sounding, marked as a point rather than a closed contour, so it is not charted as a band.
Fishing Starve Hallow Lake: steep sides for its size
The survey encloses about 90 acres of Starve Hallow Lake inside its 3 ft contour, and half of that water lies inside the 9 ft line, so the bottom holds its depth well out from the bank rather than tapering off a long shallow margin. Between 3 and 6 ft the mapped water sheds 33 acres in 3 ft of depth, the sharpest change on the chart, start on that band, because it is where the bottom stops being flat. 9.4 acres, 10% of the mapped water, lie inside the deepest 12 ft contour, toward the southwestern corner of the lake. Topping out at 15 ft, weed growth structures this water more than depth does, but the 9.4-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.
Starve Hallow Lake depth map FAQs
- How deep is Starve Hallow Lake?
- Starve Hallow Lake reaches a maximum depth of 15 feet in the Indiana DNR Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 4 closed depth contours over about 90 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 9 ft line. The 15 ft figure is a single recorded sounding rather than a closed contour, so the deepest line you can actually trace on the map is 12 ft.
- Where is the deepest part of Starve Hallow Lake?
- The deepest charted water on Starve Hallow Lake lies inside the 12 ft contour, toward the southwestern corner of the lake. That contour encloses 9.4 acres, 10% 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 Starve Hallow Lake is shallower than 9 feet?
- About half. The 9 ft contour encloses 29 acres of the roughly 90 acres inside the outer 3 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 9 feet. The sharpest drop is between 3 and 6 feet, where the mapped water sheds 33 acres.
- How accurate is this Starve Hallow 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 Starve Hallow Lake
- Delaney County Park Lake depth map · 32 ft max · 7 mi away
- Spurgeon Hollow Lake depth map · 16 ft max · 7 mi away
- Elk Creek Lake depth map · 20 ft max · 13 mi away
- Lake Salinda depth map · 24 ft max · 17 mi away
- Schlamm Lake depth map · 21 ft max · 23 mi away
Mapped fishing venues near Starve Hallow Lake
Starve Hallow Lake in the venue directory covers access and fishing details for this water.
- Brownstown Public Fishing Area · 4 mi away
- Delaney County Park Lake · 7 mi away
- Spurgeon Hollow Lake · 7 mi away
Fishing in Indiana needs a state license: Indiana fishing license guide · all Indiana venues