How deep is Farewell Lake?

Farewell Lake is at least 43 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 40 ft contour, and the water may run deeper still.

Where is the deepest part of Farewell Lake?

The deepest charted water on Farewell Lake lies inside the 40 ft contour, toward the southeastern 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 Farewell Lake is shallower than 30 feet?

About half. The 30 ft contour encloses 31 acres of the roughly 89 acres inside the outer 5 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 30 feet. The sharpest drop is between 20 and 30 feet, where the mapped water sheds 36 acres.

How accurate is this Farewell 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

Farewell Lake depth map

Farewell Lake in Jackson County, Michigan reaches a depth of more than 43 feet at its deepest surveyed sounding. Farewell Lake is charted here across 4 closed depth contours, from the 5 ft line down to 40 ft, enclosing about 89 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 30 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

Farewell Lake depth chart: 4 depth contours from 5 to 40 ft

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

Farewell Lake depth chart data: water enclosed by each contour
Depth contour	Water inside it	Share of mapped water
5 ft	89 acres	100%
20 ft	67 acres	76%
30 ft	31 acres	35%
40 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 89 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. The survey also records a 43 ft sounding, marked as a point rather than a closed contour, so it is not charted as a band.

Fishing Farewell Lake: steep sides for its size

About 89 acres of Farewell Lake sit inside the survey's 5 ft contour, and half of that water is already gone by the 30 ft line: depth comes quickly here, with no long shallow margin before the bottom drops away. The steepest break on the chart runs from 20 down to 30 ft: 36 acres of bottom fall away across 10 ft there, which makes that band the first contour to work. Inside the 40 ft contour there is under an acre of water, toward the southeastern corner of the lake: a single pocket rather than a basin, and worth a drift over in high summer. Nothing here reaches a true cold-water layer at 43 ft, so structure does the thermocline's work: the points and inside turns where the 20 and 30 ft lines pinch together fish hardest in early season, and again as fish follow bait back down in autumn.

Ice fishing on Farewell Lake

At 43 ft, Farewell 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, 0.6 acres of it, at first light, then move up onto the 20–30 ft break as the sun gets up, and fish the flats inside the 30 ft line through the middle of the day. Check ice thickness locally before you walk out.

Farewell Lake depth map FAQs

How deep is Farewell Lake?: Farewell Lake is at least 43 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 40 ft contour, and the water may run deeper still.
Where is the deepest part of Farewell Lake?: The deepest charted water on Farewell Lake lies inside the 40 ft contour, toward the southeastern 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 Farewell Lake is shallower than 30 feet?: About half. The 30 ft contour encloses 31 acres of the roughly 89 acres inside the outer 5 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 30 feet. The sharpest drop is between 20 and 30 feet, where the mapped water sheds 36 acres.
How accurate is this Farewell 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 Farewell Lake

Swains Lake depth map · 60+ ft max · 10 mi away
Silver Lake depth map · 26 ft max · 10 mi away
Devils Lake depth map · 63 ft max · 12 mi away
Round Lake depth map · 67 ft max · 14 mi away
Allen Lake depth map · 75 ft max · 16 mi away

Mapped fishing venues near Farewell Lake

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

Swains Lake · 10 mi away
Silver Lake · 10 mi away
Devils Lake · 12 mi away

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