Indiana lake depth maps
Williams Lake depth map
Williams Lake in Noble County, Indiana reaches a depth of 40 feet. Williams Lake is charted here across 8 closed depth contours, from the 5 ft line down to 40 ft, enclosing about 42 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 25 ft line, and only 3.9 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
Williams Lake depth chart: 8 depth contours from 5 to 40 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 | 42 acres | 100% |
| 10 ft | 38 acres | 89% |
| 15 ft | 32 acres | 77% |
| 20 ft | 26 acres | 62% |
| 25 ft | 21 acres | 49% |
| 30 ft | 16 acres | 37% |
| 35 ft | 11 acres | 27% |
| 40 ft | 3.9 acres | 9.3% |
Acreages are computed from the closed Indiana DNR Lake Bathymetry contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 42 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 Williams Lake: steep sides for its size
About 42 acres of Williams Lake sit inside the survey's 5 ft contour, and half of that water is already gone by the 25 ft line: depth comes quickly here, with no long shallow margin before the bottom drops away. The steepest break on the chart runs from 35 down to 40 ft: 7.1 acres of bottom fall away across 5 ft there, which makes that band the first contour to work. The deepest 40 ft contour holds 3.9 acres, 9.3% of the mapped water, toward the northern end of the lake. Nothing here reaches a true cold-water layer at 40 ft, so structure does the thermocline's work: the points and inside turns where the 35 and 40 ft lines pinch together fish hardest in early season, and again as fish follow bait back down in autumn.
Ice fishing on Williams Lake
At 40 ft, Williams 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 40 ft hole, 3.9 acres of it, at first light, then move up onto the 35–40 ft break as the sun gets up, and fish the flats inside the 25 ft line through the middle of the day. Check ice thickness locally before you walk out.
Williams Lake depth map FAQs
- How deep is Williams Lake?
- Williams Lake reaches a maximum depth of 40 feet in the Indiana DNR Lake Bathymetry survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 8 closed depth contours over about 42 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 25 ft line.
- Where is the deepest part of Williams Lake?
- The deepest charted water on Williams Lake lies inside the 40 ft contour, toward the northern end of the lake. That contour encloses 3.9 acres, 9.3% 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 Williams Lake is shallower than 25 feet?
- About half. The 25 ft contour encloses 21 acres of the roughly 42 acres inside the outer 5 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 25 feet. The sharpest drop is between 35 and 40 feet, where the mapped water sheds 7.1 acres.
- How accurate is this Williams 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 Williams Lake
- Rivir Lake depth map · 35 ft max · 3 mi away
- Bear Lake depth map · 55 ft max · 3 mi away
- Lower Long Lake depth map · 50 ft max · 3 mi away
- Shriner Lake depth map · 73 ft max · 6 mi away
- Round Lake depth map · 60 ft max · 6 mi away
Mapped fishing venues near Williams Lake
Williams Lake in the venue directory covers access and fishing details for this water.
- Rivir Lake · 3 mi away
- Bear Lake · 3 mi away
- Lower Long Lake · 3 mi away
Fishing in Indiana needs a state license: Indiana fishing license guide · all Indiana venues