How deep is Murray Lake?

Murray Lake reaches a maximum depth of 40 feet in the Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 8 closed depth contours over about 18 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 25 ft line.

Where is the deepest part of Murray Lake?

The deepest charted water on Murray Lake lies inside the 40 ft contour, toward the middle of the lake. That contour encloses 1.5 acres, 8.5% 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 Murray Lake is shallower than 25 feet?

About half. The 25 ft contour encloses 6.5 acres of the roughly 18 acres inside the outer 5 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 25 feet. The sharpest drop is between 5 and 10 feet, where the mapped water sheds 5 acres.

How accurate is this Murray 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

Murray Lake depth map

Murray Lake in Washtenaw County, Michigan reaches a depth of 40 feet. Murray Lake is charted here across 8 closed depth contours, from the 5 ft line down to 40 ft, enclosing about 18 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 25 ft line, and only 1.5 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

Murray Lake depth chart: 8 depth contours from 5 to 40 ft

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

Murray Lake depth chart data: water enclosed by each contour
Depth contour	Water inside it	Share of mapped water
5 ft	18 acres	100%
10 ft	13 acres	76%
15 ft	11 acres	65%
20 ft	9 acres	51%
25 ft	6.5 acres	37%
30 ft	4.2 acres	24%
35 ft	3 acres	17%
40 ft	1.5 acres	8.5%

Acreages are computed from the closed Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 18 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 Murray Lake: steep sides for its size

The survey encloses about 18 acres of Murray Lake inside its 5 ft contour, and half of that water lies inside the 25 ft line, so depth comes quickly here, with no long shallow margin before the bottom drops away. Between 5 and 10 ft the mapped water sheds 5 acres in 5 ft of depth, the sharpest change on the chart, start on that band, because it is where the bottom stops being flat. The deepest 40 ft contour holds 1.5 acres, 8.5% of the mapped water, toward the middle of the lake. Nothing here reaches a true cold-water layer at 40 ft, so structure does the thermocline's work: the points and inside turns where the 5 and 10 ft lines pinch together fish hardest in early season, and again as fish follow bait back down in autumn.

Ice fishing on Murray Lake

At 40 ft, Murray Lake is a workable ice depth: deep enough to hold fish all winter without the slow freeze-up of a big basin. Start on the 40 ft hole, 1.5 acres of it, at first light, then move up onto the 5–10 ft break as the sun gets up, and fish the flats inside the 25 ft line through the middle of the day. Check ice thickness locally before you walk out.

Murray Lake depth map FAQs

How deep is Murray Lake?: Murray Lake reaches a maximum depth of 40 feet in the Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 8 closed depth contours over about 18 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 25 ft line.
Where is the deepest part of Murray Lake?: The deepest charted water on Murray Lake lies inside the 40 ft contour, toward the middle of the lake. That contour encloses 1.5 acres, 8.5% 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 Murray Lake is shallower than 25 feet?: About half. The 25 ft contour encloses 6.5 acres of the roughly 18 acres inside the outer 5 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 25 feet. The sharpest drop is between 5 and 10 feet, where the mapped water sheds 5 acres.
How accurate is this Murray 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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Mapped fishing venues near Murray Lake

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

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