Indiana lake depth maps
Village Lake depth map
Village Lake in Noble County, Indiana reaches a depth of 21 feet. Village Lake is charted here across 6 closed depth contours, from the 6 ft line down to 21 ft, enclosing about 9 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 18 ft line, and only 1.5 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
Village Lake depth chart: 6 depth contours from 6 to 21 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 | 9 acres | 100% |
| 9 ft | 7.8 acres | 87% |
| 12 ft | 7 acres | 77% |
| 15 ft | 6 acres | 66% |
| 18 ft | 4.5 acres | 50% |
| 21 ft | 1.5 acres | 16% |
Acreages are computed from the closed Indiana DNR Lake Bathymetry contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 9 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 Village Lake: steep sides for its size
About 9 acres of Village Lake sit inside the survey's 6 ft contour, and half of that water is already gone by the 18 ft line: depth comes quickly here, with no long shallow margin before the bottom drops away. The steepest break on the chart runs from 18 down to 21 ft: 3 acres of bottom fall away across 3 ft there, which makes that band the first contour to work. The deepest 21 ft contour holds 1.5 acres, 16% of the mapped water, toward the middle of the lake. At 21 ft top to bottom, weed growth shapes this water more than depth does, but the 1.5-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 Village Lake
Shallow water like Village Lake is usually among the first to make safe ice, and with only 1.5 acres inside the 21 ft contour the fish have very little deep water to spread into once the weed beds die back. That hole, and the subtle single-contour depressions across the 9-acre basin, are where to start. Check ice thickness locally before you walk out.
Village Lake depth map FAQs
- How deep is Village Lake?
- Village Lake reaches a maximum depth of 21 feet in the Indiana DNR Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 6 closed depth contours over about 9 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 18 ft line.
- Where is the deepest part of Village Lake?
- The deepest charted water on Village Lake lies inside the 21 ft contour, toward the middle of the lake. That contour encloses 1.5 acres, 16% of the mapped water, so it is a broad slice of the bottom rather than a pinpoint target, the depth chart above gives the contour to line up on.
- How much of Village Lake is shallower than 18 feet?
- About half. The 18 ft contour encloses 4.5 acres of the roughly 9 acres inside the outer 6 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 18 feet. The sharpest drop is between 18 and 21 feet, where the mapped water sheds 3 acres.
- How accurate is this Village 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 Village Lake
- Duely Lake depth map · 18 ft max · 0 mi away
- Gordy Lake depth map · 30 ft max · 1 mi away
- Spear Lake depth map · 40 ft max · 2 mi away
- Shock Lake depth map · 60 ft max · 3 mi away
- Baugher Lake depth map · 30 ft max · 4 mi away
Mapped fishing venues near Village Lake
Village Lake in the venue directory covers access and fishing details for this water.
- Duely Lake · 0 mi away
- Gordy Lake · 1 mi away
- Spear Lake · 2 mi away
Fishing in Indiana needs a state license: Indiana fishing license guide · all Indiana venues