How deep is Squaw Lake?

Squaw Lake reaches a maximum depth of 80 feet in the Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 16 closed depth contours over about 273 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 30 ft line.

Where is the deepest part of Squaw Lake?

The deepest charted water on Squaw Lake lies inside the 80 ft contour, toward the southeastern corner of the lake. That contour encloses under an acre, under 1% 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 Squaw Lake is shallower than 30 feet?

About half. The 30 ft contour encloses 135 acres of the roughly 273 acres inside the outer 5 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 30 feet. The sharpest drop is between 5 and 10 feet, where the mapped water sheds 41 acres.

How accurate is this Squaw 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

Squaw Lake depth map

Squaw Lake in Marquette County, Michigan reaches a depth of 80 feet. Squaw Lake is charted here across 16 closed depth contours, from the 5 ft line down to 80 ft, enclosing about 273 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 30 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

Squaw Lake depth chart: 16 depth contours from 5 to 80 ft

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

Squaw Lake depth chart data: water enclosed by each contour
Depth contour	Water inside it	Share of mapped water
5 ft	273 acres	100%
10 ft	232 acres	85%
15 ft	207 acres	76%
20 ft	187 acres	68%
25 ft	161 acres	59%
30 ft	135 acres	50%
35 ft	118 acres	43%
40 ft	98 acres	36%
45 ft	77 acres	28%
50 ft	50 acres	18%
55 ft	36 acres	13%
60 ft	22 acres	8.2%
65 ft	14 acres	5%
70 ft	4.5 acres	1.6%
75 ft	1.2 acres	under 1%
80 ft	under 1 acre	under 1%

Acreages are computed from the closed Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 273 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 Squaw Lake: a stepped drop into deep water

The survey encloses about 273 acres of Squaw Lake inside its 5 ft contour, and half of that water lies inside the 30 ft line, so the bottom steps down contour by contour into the deep basin rather than shelving flat or plunging all at once. Between 5 and 10 ft the mapped water sheds 41 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 80 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 80 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-30 ft ground, and the fish that move between the two do it along the 5–10 ft break at first and last light.

Ice fishing on Squaw Lake

Deep water like Squaw 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 80 ft hole. That edge is the 5–10 ft band on the chart above, where 41 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-30 ft flat. Check ice thickness locally before you walk out.

Squaw Lake depth map FAQs

How deep is Squaw Lake?: Squaw Lake reaches a maximum depth of 80 feet in the Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 16 closed depth contours over about 273 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 30 ft line.
Where is the deepest part of Squaw Lake?: The deepest charted water on Squaw Lake lies inside the 80 ft contour, toward the southeastern corner of the lake. That contour encloses under an acre, under 1% 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 Squaw Lake is shallower than 30 feet?: About half. The 30 ft contour encloses 135 acres of the roughly 273 acres inside the outer 5 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 30 feet. The sharpest drop is between 5 and 10 feet, where the mapped water sheds 41 acres.
How accurate is this Squaw 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 Squaw Lake

Bat Lake depth map · 70 ft max · 2 mi away
Witch Lake depth map · 95 ft max · 3 mi away
Lake Michigamme depth map · 70 ft max · 15 mi away
Pickerel Lake depth map · 66 ft max · 19 mi away
Long Lake depth map · 105 ft max · 22 mi away

Mapped fishing venues near Squaw Lake

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

Bat Lake · 2 mi away
Witch Lake · 3 mi away
Lake Michigamme · 15 mi away

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