How deep is Hodenpyl Dam Pond?

Hodenpyl Dam Pond 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 9 depth bands mapped in total.

Where is the deepest part of Hodenpyl Dam Pond?

The deepest surveyed water on Hodenpyl Dam Pond sits toward the southwestern corner 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 Hodenpyl Dam Pond 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

Hodenpyl Dam Pond depth map

Hodenpyl Dam Pond in Wexford County, Michigan reaches a depth of more than 70 feet at its deepest surveyed contour. The official Michigan survey maps 9 depth bands across 72 contour lines. This free map of Hodenpyl Dam Pond shows every surveyed contour as an interactive depth chart you can use to plan a session before you travel.

Hodenpyl Dam Pond depth chart: 9 depth bands to 70+ ft

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

Hodenpyl Dam Pond depth chart data
Depth contour	Share of mapped area inside it
10 ft	about 3%
20 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 Hodenpyl Dam Pond: 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 9 mapped depth bands make it straightforward to find those breaks before you launch.

Ice fishing on Hodenpyl Dam Pond

On deep water like Hodenpyl Dam Pond, 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.

Hodenpyl Dam Pond depth map FAQs

How deep is Hodenpyl Dam Pond?: Hodenpyl Dam Pond 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 9 depth bands mapped in total.
Where is the deepest part of Hodenpyl Dam Pond?: The deepest surveyed water on Hodenpyl Dam Pond sits toward the southwestern corner 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 Hodenpyl Dam Pond 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 Hodenpyl Dam Pond

Green Lake depth map · 102 ft max · 16 mi away
Pine Lake depth map · 50 ft max · 17 mi away
Duck Lake depth map · 98 ft max · 17 mi away
Lake Mitchell depth map · 22 ft max · 17 mi away
Cedar Hedge Lake depth map · 69 ft max · 20 mi away

Mapped fishing venues near Hodenpyl Dam Pond

Hodenpyl Dam Pond in the venue directory covers access and fishing details for this water.

Green Lake · 16 mi away
Pine Lake · 17 mi away
Lake Mitchell · 17 mi away

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