How deep is Lake Geneserath?

Lake Geneserath is at least 50 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 Lake Geneserath?

The deepest charted water on Lake Geneserath lies inside the 45 ft contour, toward the southeastern corner of the lake. That contour encloses 26 acres, 9.5% 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 Lake Geneserath is shallower than 30 feet?

About half. The 30 ft contour encloses 91 acres of the roughly 274 acres inside the outer 10 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 30 feet. The sharpest drop is between 10 and 15 feet, where the mapped water sheds 76 acres.

How accurate is this Lake Geneserath 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

Lake Geneserath depth map

Lake Geneserath in Charlevoix County, Michigan reaches a depth of more than 50 feet at its deepest surveyed sounding. Lake Geneserath is charted here across 6 closed depth contours, from the 10 ft line down to 45 ft, enclosing about 274 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 30 ft line, and only 26 acres 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

Lake Geneserath depth chart: 6 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

Lake Geneserath depth chart data: water enclosed by each contour
Depth contour	Water inside it	Share of mapped water
10 ft	274 acres	100%
15 ft	198 acres	72%
20 ft	163 acres	60%
30 ft	91 acres	33%
40 ft	48 acres	18%
45 ft	26 acres	9.5%

Acreages are computed from the closed Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 274 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 50 ft sounding, marked as a point rather than a closed contour, so it is not charted as a band.

Fishing Lake Geneserath: steep sides for its size

About 274 acres of Lake Geneserath sit inside the survey's 10 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 10 down to 15 ft: 76 acres of bottom fall away across 5 ft there, which makes that band the first contour to work. The deepest 45 ft contour holds 26 acres, 9.5% of the mapped water, toward the southeastern corner of the lake. 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 10 and 15 ft lines pinch together fish hardest in early season, and again as fish follow bait back down in autumn.

Ice fishing on Lake Geneserath

At 50 ft, Lake Geneserath is a workable ice depth: deep enough to hold fish all winter without the slow freeze-up of a big basin. Start on the 45 ft hole, 26 acres of it, at first light, then move up onto the 10–15 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.

Lake Geneserath depth map FAQs

How deep is Lake Geneserath?: Lake Geneserath is at least 50 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 Lake Geneserath?: The deepest charted water on Lake Geneserath lies inside the 45 ft contour, toward the southeastern corner of the lake. That contour encloses 26 acres, 9.5% 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 Lake Geneserath is shallower than 30 feet?: About half. The 30 ft contour encloses 91 acres of the roughly 274 acres inside the outer 10 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 30 feet. The sharpest drop is between 10 and 15 feet, where the mapped water sheds 76 acres.
How accurate is this Lake Geneserath 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 Lake Geneserath

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

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