Indiana lake depth maps
Story Lake depth map
Story Lake in DeKalb County, Indiana reaches a depth of 25 feet. Story Lake is charted here across 5 closed depth contours, from the 5 ft line down to 25 ft, enclosing about 59 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 20 ft line, and only 3.3 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
Story Lake depth chart: 5 depth contours from 5 to 25 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 ft | 59 acres | 100% |
| 10 ft | 47 acres | 81% |
| 15 ft | 30 acres | 51% |
| 20 ft | 12 acres | 20% |
| 25 ft | 3.3 acres | 5.7% |
Acreages are computed from the closed Indiana DNR Lake Bathymetry contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 59 acres inside the outermost charted contour (the 5 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 Story Lake: steep sides for its size
About 59 acres of Story Lake sit inside the survey's 5 ft contour, and half of that water is already gone by the 20 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 15 down to 20 ft: 18 acres of bottom fall away across 5 ft there, which makes that band the first contour to work. 3.3 acres, 5.7% of the mapped water, lie inside the deepest 25 ft contour, toward the middle of the lake. Topping out at 25 ft, weed growth structures this water more than depth does, but the 3.3-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.
Ice fishing on Story Lake
A shallow lake like Story Lake is usually among the first to make safe ice, and once the weed beds die back the fish have very little deep water to spread into: just 3.3 acres inside the 25 ft contour. Start there, then hunt the subtle single-contour depressions across the 59-acre basin. Check ice thickness locally before you walk out.
Story Lake depth map FAQs
- How deep is Story Lake?
- Story Lake reaches a maximum depth of 25 feet in the Indiana DNR Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 5 closed depth contours over about 59 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 20 ft line.
- Where is the deepest part of Story Lake?
- The deepest charted water on Story Lake lies inside the 25 ft contour, toward the middle of the lake. That contour encloses 3.3 acres, 5.7% 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 Story Lake is shallower than 20 feet?
- About half. The 20 ft contour encloses 12 acres of the roughly 59 acres inside the outer 5 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 20 feet. The sharpest drop is between 15 and 20 feet, where the mapped water sheds 18 acres.
- How accurate is this Story 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 Story Lake
- Mcclish Lake depth map · 50 ft max · 3 mi away
- Lake of the Woods depth map · 80 ft max · 4 mi away
- Crooked Lake depth map · 81 ft max · 7 mi away
- Cree Lake depth map · 26 ft max · 7 mi away
- Golden Lake depth map · 20 ft max · 7 mi away
Mapped fishing venues near Story Lake
Story Lake in the venue directory covers access and fishing details for this water.
- Mcclish Lake · 3 mi away
- Lake of the Woods · 4 mi away
- Crooked Lake · 7 mi away
Fishing in Indiana needs a state license: Indiana fishing license guide · all Indiana venues