How deep is Markey Lake?

Markey Lake reaches a maximum depth of 65 feet in the Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 13 closed depth contours over about 39 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 25 ft line.

Where is the deepest part of Markey Lake?

The deepest charted water on Markey Lake lies inside the 65 ft contour, toward the southeastern corner of the lake. That contour encloses under an acre, 1.5% 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 Markey Lake is shallower than 25 feet?

About half. The 25 ft contour encloses 17 acres of the roughly 39 acres inside the outer 5 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 25 feet. The sharpest drop is between 15 and 20 feet, where the mapped water sheds 7 acres.

How accurate is this Markey 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

Markey Lake depth map

Markey Lake in Houghton County, Michigan reaches a depth of 65 feet. Markey Lake is charted here across 13 closed depth contours, from the 5 ft line down to 65 ft, enclosing about 39 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 25 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

Markey Lake depth chart: 13 depth contours from 5 to 65 ft

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

Markey Lake depth chart data: water enclosed by each contour
Depth contour	Water inside it	Share of mapped water
5 ft	39 acres	100%
10 ft	35 acres	90%
15 ft	30 acres	78%
20 ft	23 acres	58%
25 ft	17 acres	43%
30 ft	14 acres	35%
35 ft	11 acres	28%
40 ft	8.9 acres	23%
45 ft	5 acres	13%
50 ft	2.5 acres	6.5%
55 ft	2 acres	5.2%
60 ft	1.5 acres	3.8%
65 ft	under 1 acre	1.5%

Acreages are computed from the closed Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 39 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 Markey Lake: a stepped drop into deep water

Inside its outermost 5 ft contour the survey charts about 39 acres of Markey Lake, with the 25 ft line enclosing half of it, so the bottom steps down contour by contour into the deep basin rather than shelving flat or plunging all at once. The sharpest change on the chart is between 15 and 20 ft, where the mapped water loses 7 acres in 5 ft of depth, that band is the contour to work first, because it is where the bottom stops being flat. The 65 ft contour, toward the southeastern corner 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. At 65 ft this is two-story water: the basin can stay cold below the summer thermocline while warm-water fish stay up on the 5-to-25 ft ground, and the fish that move between the two do it along the 15–20 ft break at first and last light.

Ice fishing on Markey Lake

Deep water like Markey Lake freezes later and less evenly than the shallow lakes around it, and the winter bite sets up on the first real break, not out over the 65 ft hole. That edge is the 15–20 ft band on the chart above, where 7 acres of bottom tilt away, and panfish and walleye work up and down it through the day. By late ice the fish push back onto the 5-to-25 ft flat. Check ice thickness locally before you walk out.

Markey Lake depth map FAQs

How deep is Markey Lake?: Markey Lake reaches a maximum depth of 65 feet in the Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 13 closed depth contours over about 39 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 25 ft line.
Where is the deepest part of Markey Lake?: The deepest charted water on Markey Lake lies inside the 65 ft contour, toward the southeastern corner of the lake. That contour encloses under an acre, 1.5% 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 Markey Lake is shallower than 25 feet?: About half. The 25 ft contour encloses 17 acres of the roughly 39 acres inside the outer 5 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 25 feet. The sharpest drop is between 15 and 20 feet, where the mapped water sheds 7 acres.
How accurate is this Markey 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.

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