How deep is Lake Mitchell?

Lake Mitchell reaches a maximum depth of 22 feet in the Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 5 closed depth contours over about 2,542 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 15 ft line.

Where is the deepest part of Lake Mitchell?

The deepest charted water on Lake Mitchell lies inside the 21 ft contour, toward the southeastern corner of the lake. That contour encloses 1.7 acres, under 1% of the mapped water, so it is a small target on a big lake, the depth chart above gives the contour to line up on.

How much of Lake Mitchell is shallower than 15 feet?

About half. The 15 ft contour encloses 1,028 acres of the roughly 2,542 acres inside the outer 5 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 15 feet. The sharpest drop is between 15 and 20 feet, where the mapped water sheds 963 acres.

How accurate is this Lake Mitchell 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 Mitchell depth map

Lake Mitchell in Wexford County, Michigan reaches a depth of 22 feet. Lake Mitchell is charted here across 5 closed depth contours, from the 5 ft line down to 21 ft, enclosing about 2,542 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 15 ft line, and only 1.7 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 Mitchell depth chart: 5 depth contours from 5 to 21 ft

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

Lake Mitchell depth chart data: water enclosed by each contour
Depth contour	Water inside it	Share of mapped water
5 ft	2,542 acres	100%
10 ft	1,692 acres	67%
15 ft	1,028 acres	40%
20 ft	65 acres	2.6%
21 ft	1.7 acres	under 1%

Acreages are computed from the closed Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 2,542 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 Lake Mitchell: steep sides for its size

About 2,542 acres of Lake Mitchell sit inside the survey's 5 ft contour, and half of that water is already gone by the 15 ft line: depth comes quickly here, with no long shallow margin before the bottom drops away. The steepest break on the chart runs from 15 down to 20 ft: 963 acres of bottom fall away across 5 ft there, which makes that band the first contour to work. The deepest 21 ft contour holds 1.7 acres, under 1% of the mapped water, toward the southeastern corner of the lake. At 22 ft top to bottom, weed growth shapes this water more than depth does, but the 1.7-acre deep spot still concentrates fish in the heat of summer, and the one-contour depressions on the chart are the ones most anglers row straight over.

Ice fishing on Lake Mitchell

Shallow water like Lake Mitchell is usually among the first to make safe ice, and with only 1.7 acres inside the 21 ft contour the fish have very little deep water to spread into once the weed beds die back. That hole, and the subtle single-contour depressions across the 2,542-acre basin, are where to start. Check ice thickness locally before you walk out.

Lake Mitchell depth map FAQs

How deep is Lake Mitchell?: Lake Mitchell reaches a maximum depth of 22 feet in the Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 5 closed depth contours over about 2,542 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 15 ft line.
Where is the deepest part of Lake Mitchell?: The deepest charted water on Lake Mitchell lies inside the 21 ft contour, toward the southeastern corner of the lake. That contour encloses 1.7 acres, under 1% of the mapped water, so it is a small target on a big lake, the depth chart above gives the contour to line up on.
How much of Lake Mitchell is shallower than 15 feet?: About half. The 15 ft contour encloses 1,028 acres of the roughly 2,542 acres inside the outer 5 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 15 feet. The sharpest drop is between 15 and 20 feet, where the mapped water sheds 963 acres.
How accurate is this Lake Mitchell 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 Mitchell

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

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