How deep is Boyles Creek?

Boyles Creek is more than 70 feet deep. The deepest contour in the Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours survey is the 70 foot line, and the lake continues deeper inside it, with 11 depth bands mapped in total.

Where is the deepest part of Boyles Creek?

The deepest surveyed water on Boyles Creek sits toward the middle of the lake, inside the 70 ft contour. The interactive depth map above shows the full basin outline and the breaks leading into it.

How accurate is this Boyles Creek 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

Boyles Creek depth map

Boyles Creek in Clare County, Michigan reaches a depth of more than 70 feet at its deepest surveyed contour. The official Michigan survey maps 11 depth bands across 17 contour lines. This free map of Boyles Creek shows every surveyed contour as an interactive depth chart you can use to plan a session before you travel.

Boyles Creek depth chart: 11 depth bands to 70+ ft

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

Boyles Creek depth chart data
Depth contour	Share of mapped area inside it
5 ft	about 34%
10 ft	about 9%
40 ft	about 2%
70 ft	under 1%

Share of the surveyed surface area enclosed by each depth contour, computed from the Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours data.

How to fish Boyles Creek: deep, two-story water

At 70 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 11 mapped depth bands make it straightforward to find those breaks before you launch.

Ice fishing on Boyles Creek

On deep water like Boyles Creek, 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.

Boyles Creek depth map FAQs

How deep is Boyles Creek?: Boyles Creek is more than 70 feet deep. The deepest contour in the Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours survey is the 70 foot line, and the lake continues deeper inside it, with 11 depth bands mapped in total.
Where is the deepest part of Boyles Creek?: The deepest surveyed water on Boyles Creek sits toward the middle of the lake, inside the 70 ft contour. The interactive depth map above shows the full basin outline and the breaks leading into it.
How accurate is this Boyles Creek 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 Boyles Creek

Silver Lake depth map · 52+ ft max · 6 mi away
Littlefield Lake depth map · 60+ ft max · 6 mi away
Windover Lake depth map · 60+ ft max · 8 mi away
Big Lake depth map · 85 ft max · 9 mi away
Five Lakes depth map · 60+ ft max · 11 mi away

Mapped fishing venues near Boyles Creek

Boyles Creek in the venue directory covers access and fishing details for this water.

Silver Lake · 6 mi away
Sucker Lake · 6 mi away
Littlefield Lake · 6 mi away

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