How deep is Gaylord Lake?

Gaylord Lake reaches a maximum depth of 50 feet in the Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 10 closed depth contours over about 77 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 25 ft line.

Where is the deepest part of Gaylord Lake?

The deepest charted water on Gaylord Lake lies inside the 50 ft contour, toward the western side 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 Gaylord Lake is shallower than 25 feet?

About half. The 25 ft contour encloses 30 acres of the roughly 77 acres inside the outer 5 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 25 feet. The sharpest drop is between 15 and 20 feet, where the mapped water sheds 13 acres.

How accurate is this Gaylord 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

Gaylord Lake depth map

Gaylord Lake in Gogebic County, Michigan reaches a depth of 50 feet. Gaylord Lake is charted here across 10 closed depth contours, from the 5 ft line down to 50 ft, enclosing about 77 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 25 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

Gaylord Lake depth chart: 10 depth contours from 5 to 50 ft

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

Gaylord Lake depth chart data: water enclosed by each contour
Depth contour	Water inside it	Share of mapped water
5 ft	77 acres	100%
10 ft	66 acres	86%
15 ft	54 acres	70%
20 ft	41 acres	53%
25 ft	30 acres	39%
30 ft	23 acres	29%
35 ft	14 acres	18%
40 ft	4.9 acres	6.3%
45 ft	1.2 acres	1.5%
50 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 77 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 Gaylord Lake: an evenly graded bottom

The survey encloses about 77 acres of Gaylord Lake inside its 5 ft contour, and half of that water lies inside the 25 ft line, so the bottom loses depth gradually and evenly, with no broad shelf and no single abrupt drop. Between 15 and 20 ft the mapped water sheds 13 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. Inside the 50 ft contour there is under an acre of water, toward the western side 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 50 ft, so structure does the thermocline's work: the points and inside turns where the 15 and 20 ft lines pinch together fish hardest in early season, and again as fish follow bait back down in autumn.

Ice fishing on Gaylord Lake

At 50 ft, Gaylord 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 50 ft hole, 0.2 acres of it, at first light, then move up onto the 15–20 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.

Gaylord Lake depth map FAQs

How deep is Gaylord Lake?: Gaylord Lake reaches a maximum depth of 50 feet in the Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 10 closed depth contours over about 77 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 25 ft line.
Where is the deepest part of Gaylord Lake?: The deepest charted water on Gaylord Lake lies inside the 50 ft contour, toward the western side 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 Gaylord Lake is shallower than 25 feet?: About half. The 25 ft contour encloses 30 acres of the roughly 77 acres inside the outer 5 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 25 feet. The sharpest drop is between 15 and 20 feet, where the mapped water sheds 13 acres.
How accurate is this Gaylord 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.

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Mapped fishing venues near Gaylord Lake

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

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