How deep is Lincoln Lake?

Lincoln Lake reaches a maximum depth of 27 feet in the Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 6 closed depth contours over about 24 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 20 ft line.

Where is the deepest part of Lincoln Lake?

The deepest charted water on Lincoln Lake lies inside the 27 ft contour, toward the southern end of the lake. That contour encloses under an acre, 2.6% 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 Lincoln Lake is shallower than 20 feet?

About half. The 20 ft contour encloses 9 acres of the roughly 24 acres inside the outer 5 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 20 feet. The sharpest drop is between 25 and 27 feet, where the mapped water sheds 3.8 acres.

How accurate is this Lincoln 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

Lincoln Lake depth map

Lincoln Lake in Osceola County, Michigan reaches a depth of 27 feet. Lincoln Lake is charted here across 6 closed depth contours, from the 5 ft line down to 27 ft, enclosing about 24 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 20 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

Lincoln Lake depth chart: 6 depth contours from 5 to 27 ft

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

Lincoln Lake depth chart data: water enclosed by each contour
Depth contour	Water inside it	Share of mapped water
5 ft	24 acres	100%
10 ft	19 acres	77%
15 ft	15 acres	61%
20 ft	9 acres	37%
25 ft	4.4 acres	18%
27 ft	under 1 acre	2.6%

Acreages are computed from the closed Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 24 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 Lincoln Lake: steep sides for its size

Inside its outermost 5 ft contour the survey charts about 24 acres of Lincoln Lake, with the 20 ft line enclosing half of it, so the bottom holds its depth well out from the bank rather than tapering off a long shallow margin. The sharpest change on the chart is between 25 and 27 ft, where the mapped water loses 3.8 acres in 2 ft of depth, that band is the contour to work first, because it is where the bottom stops being flat. The 27 ft contour, toward the southern end of the lake, encloses under an acre of water, a single pocket rather than a basin, but one worth a drift over in high summer. Topping out at 27 ft, weed growth structures this water more than depth does, but the 0.6-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 Lincoln Lake

A shallow lake like Lincoln Lake is usually among the first to make safe ice, and once the weed beds die back the fish have very little deep water to spread into: just 0.6 acres inside the 27 ft contour. Start there, then hunt the subtle single-contour depressions across the 24-acre basin. Check ice thickness locally before you walk out.

Lincoln Lake depth map FAQs

How deep is Lincoln Lake?: Lincoln Lake reaches a maximum depth of 27 feet in the Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 6 closed depth contours over about 24 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 20 ft line.
Where is the deepest part of Lincoln Lake?: The deepest charted water on Lincoln Lake lies inside the 27 ft contour, toward the southern end of the lake. That contour encloses under an acre, 2.6% 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 Lincoln Lake is shallower than 20 feet?: About half. The 20 ft contour encloses 9 acres of the roughly 24 acres inside the outer 5 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 20 feet. The sharpest drop is between 25 and 27 feet, where the mapped water sheds 3.8 acres.
How accurate is this Lincoln 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 Lincoln Lake

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North Lake depth map · 28 ft max · 19 mi away

Mapped fishing venues near Lincoln Lake

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

Indian Lake · 3 mi away
Wells Lake · 4 mi away
Sunrise Lake · 9 mi away

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