How deep is Barlow Lake?

Barlow Lake is more than 60 feet deep. The deepest contour in the Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours survey is the 60 foot line, and the lake continues deeper inside it, with 10 depth bands mapped in total.

Where is the deepest part of Barlow Lake?

The deepest surveyed water on Barlow Lake sits toward the middle of the lake, inside the 60 ft contour. The interactive depth map above shows the full basin outline and the breaks leading into it.

How accurate is this Barlow Lake depth map?

The contours come from the Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours survey. 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.

Michigan lake depth maps

Barlow Lake depth map

Barlow Lake in Barry County, Michigan reaches a depth of more than 60 feet at its deepest surveyed contour. The official Michigan survey maps 10 depth bands across 11 contour lines. This free map of Barlow Lake shows every surveyed contour as an interactive depth chart you can use to plan a session before you travel.

Barlow Lake depth chart: 10 depth bands to 60+ ft

Data: Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours (public record), retrieved August 2026 · depths change over time · not for navigation

How to fish Barlow Lake: deep, two-story water

At 60 feet, this is a two-story fishery: warm-water species work the shallows and weed edges while the deep basin can hold cold-water fish below the summer thermocline. In summer, target the transition where the bottom breaks from the shallow shelf toward the basin; fish suspend along that edge at dawn and dusk. The 10 mapped depth bands make it straightforward to find those breaks before you launch.

Ice fishing on Barlow Lake

On deep water like Barlow Lake, the winter bite concentrates along the first major drop-off rather than the deepest basin. Use the contours above to find where the shallow shelf breaks toward deep water and set up on that edge; panfish and walleye slide up and down it through the day. Late ice often pushes fish shallower again. Always verify ice thickness locally before walking out, and remember deep lakes freeze later and less evenly than shallow ones.

Barlow Lake depth map FAQs

How deep is Barlow Lake?: Barlow Lake is more than 60 feet deep. The deepest contour in the Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours survey is the 60 foot line, and the lake continues deeper inside it, with 10 depth bands mapped in total.
Where is the deepest part of Barlow Lake?: The deepest surveyed water on Barlow Lake sits toward the middle of the lake, inside the 60 ft contour. The interactive depth map above shows the full basin outline and the breaks leading into it.
How accurate is this Barlow Lake depth map?: The contours come from the Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours survey. 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.

Depth maps for lakes near Barlow Lake

Gun Lake depth map · 68 ft max · 5 mi away
Green Lake depth map · 60+ ft max · 7 mi away
Lake Sixteen depth map · 80+ ft max · 9 mi away
Algonquin Lake depth map · 45+ ft max · 9 mi away
Sugarbush Lake depth map · 93 ft max · 10 mi away

Mapped fishing venues near Barlow Lake

Barlow Lake in the venue directory covers access and fishing details for this water.

Gun Lake · 5 mi away
Green Lake · 7 mi away
Lake Sixteen · 9 mi away

Fishing in Michigan needs a state license: Michigan fishing license guide · all Michigan venues