How deep is Hoisington Lake?

Hoisington Lake reaches a maximum depth of 62 feet in the Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 9 closed depth contours over about 123 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 30 ft line.

Where is the deepest part of Hoisington Lake?

The deepest charted water on Hoisington Lake lies inside the 62 ft contour, toward the middle 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 Hoisington Lake is shallower than 30 feet?

About half. The 30 ft contour encloses 58 acres of the roughly 123 acres inside the outer 5 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 30 feet. The sharpest drop is between 50 and 52 feet, where the mapped water sheds 29 acres.

How accurate is this Hoisington 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

Hoisington Lake depth map

Hoisington Lake in Livingston County, Michigan reaches a depth of 62 feet. Hoisington Lake is charted here across 9 closed depth contours, from the 5 ft line down to 62 ft, enclosing about 123 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

Hoisington Lake depth chart: 9 depth contours from 5 to 62 ft

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

Hoisington Lake depth chart data: water enclosed by each contour
Depth contour	Water inside it	Share of mapped water
5 ft	123 acres	100%
10 ft	80 acres	65%
20 ft	69 acres	56%
30 ft	58 acres	47%
40 ft	45 acres	36%
50 ft	30 acres	25%
52 ft	1.5 acres	1.2%
61 ft	under 1 acre	under 1%
62 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 123 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 Hoisington Lake: a stepped drop into deep water

The survey encloses about 123 acres of Hoisington Lake inside its 5 ft contour, and half of that water lies inside the 30 ft line, so the drop to the deep basin comes in stages, each contour giving up another slice of water, rather than in one abrupt wall. Between 50 and 52 ft the mapped water sheds 29 acres in 2 ft of depth, the sharpest change on the chart, start on that band, because it is where the bottom stops being flat. Inside the 62 ft contour there is under an acre of water, toward the middle of the lake: a single pocket rather than a basin, and worth a drift over in high summer. 62 ft of water makes this a two-story fishery: warm-water fish hold the 5-to-30 ft ground while the basin can stay cold below the summer thermocline, and the traffic between the two runs along the 50–52 ft break at first and last light.

Ice fishing on Hoisington Lake

Hoisington Lake freezes later and less evenly than the shallow waters around it, and the winter bite sets up on the first real break rather than out over the 62 ft hole. The 50–52 ft band on the chart above is that edge: 29 acres of bottom tilt away there, and panfish and walleye slide up and down it through the day. Late ice pushes fish back onto the 5-to-30 ft flat. Check ice thickness locally before you walk out.

Hoisington Lake depth map FAQs

How deep is Hoisington Lake?: Hoisington Lake reaches a maximum depth of 62 feet in the Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 9 closed depth contours over about 123 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 30 ft line.
Where is the deepest part of Hoisington Lake?: The deepest charted water on Hoisington Lake lies inside the 62 ft contour, toward the middle 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 Hoisington Lake is shallower than 30 feet?: About half. The 30 ft contour encloses 58 acres of the roughly 123 acres inside the outer 5 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 30 feet. The sharpest drop is between 50 and 52 feet, where the mapped water sheds 29 acres.
How accurate is this Hoisington 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 Hoisington Lake

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Mapped fishing venues near Hoisington Lake

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

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