How deep is Silver Lake?

Silver Lake is at least 47 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 45 ft contour, and the water may run deeper still.

Where is the deepest part of Silver Lake?

The deepest charted water on Silver Lake lies inside the 45 ft contour, toward the northeastern corner of the lake. That contour encloses 3.3 acres, 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 Silver Lake is shallower than 30 feet?

About half. The 30 ft contour encloses 43 acres of the roughly 112 acres inside the outer 10 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 30 feet. The sharpest drop is between 10 and 15 feet, where the mapped water sheds 20 acres.

How accurate is this Silver 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

Silver Lake depth map

Silver Lake in Washtenaw County, Michigan reaches a depth of more than 47 feet at its deepest surveyed sounding. Silver Lake is charted here across 8 closed depth contours, from the 10 ft line down to 45 ft, enclosing about 112 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 30 ft line, and only 3.3 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

Silver Lake depth chart: 8 depth contours from 10 to 45 ft

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

Silver Lake depth chart data: water enclosed by each contour
Depth contour	Water inside it	Share of mapped water
10 ft	112 acres	100%
15 ft	92 acres	82%
20 ft	79 acres	70%
25 ft	61 acres	54%
30 ft	43 acres	38%
35 ft	23 acres	20%
40 ft	14 acres	12%
45 ft	3.3 acres	3%

Acreages are computed from the closed Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 112 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 47 ft sounding, marked as a point rather than a closed contour, so it is not charted as a band.

Fishing Silver Lake: steep sides for its size

The survey encloses about 112 acres of Silver Lake inside its 10 ft contour, and half of that water lies inside the 30 ft line, so the bottom holds its depth well out from the bank rather than tapering off a long shallow margin. Between 10 and 15 ft the mapped water sheds 20 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. 3.3 acres, 3% of the mapped water, lie inside the deepest 45 ft contour, toward the northeastern corner of the lake. With 47 ft at its deepest there is no true cold-water layer here, so structure does the work the thermocline does elsewhere: fish the points and inside turns where the 10 and 15 ft lines pinch together, hardest in early season and again as fish follow bait back down in autumn.

Ice fishing on Silver Lake

Silver Lake's 47 ft is a workable ice depth, enough water to hold fish all winter, without the slow freeze-up of a big basin. First light belongs on the 45 ft hole, all 3.3 acres of it; as the sun gets up, move onto the 10–15 ft break, and spend the middle of the day on the flats inside the 30 ft line. Check ice thickness locally before you walk out.

Silver Lake depth map FAQs

How deep is Silver Lake?: Silver Lake is at least 47 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 45 ft contour, and the water may run deeper still.
Where is the deepest part of Silver Lake?: The deepest charted water on Silver Lake lies inside the 45 ft contour, toward the northeastern corner of the lake. That contour encloses 3.3 acres, 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 Silver Lake is shallower than 30 feet?: About half. The 30 ft contour encloses 43 acres of the roughly 112 acres inside the outer 10 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 30 feet. The sharpest drop is between 10 and 15 feet, where the mapped water sheds 20 acres.
How accurate is this Silver 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 Silver Lake

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

Pickerel Lake · 1 mi away
Halfmoon Lake · 3 mi away
Michigan Sailing Club Private Dock · 3 mi away

Fishing in Michigan needs a state license: Michigan fishing license guide · all Michigan venues