How deep is Christie Lake?

Christie Lake is at least 48 feet deep. That figure is the deepest surveyed sounding in the Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours survey, a point measurement rather than a closed contour, so the deepest line you can actually trace on the map is the 45 ft contour, and the water may run deeper still.

Where is the deepest part of Christie Lake?

The deepest charted water on Christie Lake lies inside the 45 ft contour, toward the southwestern corner of the lake. That contour encloses under an acre, under 1% 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 Christie Lake is shallower than 20 feet?

About half. The 20 ft contour encloses 52 acres of the roughly 126 acres inside the outer 10 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 38 acres.

How accurate is this Christie Lake depth map?

The contours come from the Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours 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. Acreages are computed from the published contour geometry, not from a separate area survey, so read them as close approximations.

Michigan lake depth maps

Christie Lake depth map

Christie Lake in Van Buren County, Michigan reaches a depth of more than 48 feet at its deepest surveyed sounding. Christie Lake is charted here across 8 closed depth contours, from the 10 ft line down to 45 ft, enclosing about 126 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 20 ft line, and only under an acre lie inside the deepest one. Every contour is on the interactive map below, free and without an account.

Data: Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours (public record). Contours closed, checked and area-computed by Jordan Carter, founder of GilledIt · page updated August 19, 2026

Christie Lake depth chart: 8 depth contours from 10 to 45 ft

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

Christie Lake depth chart data: water enclosed by each contour
Depth contour	Water inside it	Share of mapped water
10 ft	126 acres	100%
15 ft	90 acres	72%
20 ft	52 acres	41%
25 ft	23 acres	18%
30 ft	12 acres	9.8%
35 ft	2.6 acres	2.1%
40 ft	under 1 acre	under 1%
45 ft	under 1 acre	under 1%

Acreages are computed from the closed Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 126 acres inside the outermost charted contour (the 10 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. The survey also records a 48 ft sounding, marked as a point rather than a closed contour, so it is not charted as a band.

Fishing Christie Lake: a broad shallow flat

The survey encloses about 126 acres of Christie Lake inside its 10 ft contour, and half of that water lies inside the 20 ft line, so most of this Van Buren County water is shallow and the depth is concentrated in one part of the basin. Between 15 and 20 ft the mapped water sheds 38 acres in 5 ft of depth, the sharpest change on the chart, start on that band, because it is where the bottom stops being flat. The 45 ft contour, toward the southwestern corner of the lake, encloses under an acre of water, a single pocket rather than a basin, but one worth a drift over in high summer. With 48 ft at its deepest there is no true cold-water layer here, so structure does the work the thermocline does elsewhere: fish the points and inside turns where the 15 and 20 ft lines pinch together, hardest in early season and again as fish follow bait back down in autumn.

Ice fishing on Christie Lake

Christie Lake's 48 ft is a workable ice depth, enough water to hold fish all winter, without the slow freeze-up of a big basin. First light belongs on the 45 ft hole, all 0.1 acres of it; as the sun gets up, move onto the 15–20 ft break, and spend the middle of the day on the flats inside the 20 ft line. Check ice thickness locally before you walk out.

Christie Lake depth map FAQs

How deep is Christie Lake?: Christie Lake is at least 48 feet deep. That figure is the deepest surveyed sounding in the Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours survey, a point measurement rather than a closed contour, so the deepest line you can actually trace on the map is the 45 ft contour, and the water may run deeper still.
Where is the deepest part of Christie Lake?: The deepest charted water on Christie Lake lies inside the 45 ft contour, toward the southwestern corner of the lake. That contour encloses under an acre, under 1% 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 Christie Lake is shallower than 20 feet?: About half. The 20 ft contour encloses 52 acres of the roughly 126 acres inside the outer 10 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 38 acres.
How accurate is this Christie Lake depth map?: The contours come from the Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours 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. 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 Christie Lake

Eagle Lake depth map · 60+ ft max · 2 mi away
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Paw Paw Lake depth map · 90+ ft max · 13 mi away

Mapped fishing venues near Christie Lake

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

Eagle Lake · 2 mi away
Shafer Lake · 5 mi away
Cedar Lake · 11 mi away

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