Michigan lake depth maps
Ore Lake depth map
Ore Lake in Livingston County, Michigan reaches a depth of more than 81 feet at its deepest surveyed sounding. Ore Lake is charted here across 15 closed depth contours, from the 10 ft line down to 80 ft, enclosing about 150 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 45 ft line, and only 2 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
Ore Lake depth chart: 15 depth contours from 10 to 80 ft
Data: Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours (public record), retrieved August 2026 · depths change over time · not for navigation
| Depth contour | Water inside it | Share of mapped water |
|---|---|---|
| 10 ft | 150 acres | 100% |
| 15 ft | 142 acres | 95% |
| 20 ft | 134 acres | 90% |
| 25 ft | 126 acres | 84% |
| 30 ft | 114 acres | 76% |
| 35 ft | 100 acres | 67% |
| 40 ft | 85 acres | 57% |
| 45 ft | 67 acres | 45% |
| 50 ft | 35 acres | 24% |
| 55 ft | 26 acres | 17% |
| 60 ft | 14 acres | 9.5% |
| 65 ft | 9.3 acres | 6.2% |
| 70 ft | 5.5 acres | 3.6% |
| 75 ft | 3.8 acres | 2.5% |
| 80 ft | 2 acres | 1.3% |
Acreages are computed from the closed Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 150 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 81 ft sounding, marked as a point rather than a closed contour, so it is not charted as a band.
Fishing Ore Lake: a stepped drop into deep water
The survey encloses about 150 acres of Ore Lake inside its 10 ft contour, and half of that water lies inside the 45 ft line, so the drop to the deep basin comes in stages, each contour giving up another slice of water, rather than in one abrupt wall. Between 45 and 50 ft the mapped water sheds 32 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 80 ft contour holds 2 acres, 1.3% of the mapped water, toward the western side of the lake. 81 ft of water makes this a two-story fishery: warm-water fish hold the 10-to-45 ft ground while the basin can stay cold below the summer thermocline, and the traffic between the two runs along the 45–50 ft break at first and last light.
Ice fishing on Ore Lake
Ore Lake freezes later and less evenly than the shallow waters around it, and the winter bite sets up on the first real break rather than out over the 80 ft hole. The 45–50 ft band on the chart above is that edge: 32 acres of bottom tilt away there, and panfish and walleye slide up and down it through the day. Late ice pushes fish back onto the 10-to-45 ft flat. Check ice thickness locally before you walk out.
Ore Lake depth map FAQs
- How deep is Ore Lake?
- Ore Lake is at least 81 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 80 ft contour, and the water may run deeper still.
- Where is the deepest part of Ore Lake?
- The deepest charted water on Ore Lake lies inside the 80 ft contour, toward the western side of the lake. That contour encloses 2 acres, 1.3% 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 Ore Lake is shallower than 45 feet?
- About half. The 45 ft contour encloses 67 acres of the roughly 150 acres inside the outer 10 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 45 feet. The sharpest drop is between 45 and 50 feet, where the mapped water sheds 32 acres.
- How accurate is this Ore 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 Ore Lake
- Bishop Lake depth map · 54+ ft max · 3 mi away
- Strawberry Lake depth map · 50+ ft max · 3 mi away
- Bass Lake depth map · 73 ft max · 4 mi away
- Whitmore Lake depth map · 69+ ft max · 4 mi away
- Lake Chemung depth map · 60+ ft max · 8 mi away
Mapped fishing venues near Ore Lake
Ore Lake in the venue directory covers access and fishing details for this water.
- Bishop Lake · 3 mi away
- Strawberry Lake · 3 mi away
- Bass Lake · 4 mi away
Fishing in Michigan needs a state license: Michigan fishing license guide · all Michigan venues