How deep is Steuben Lake?

Steuben Lake is more than 55 feet deep. The deepest contour in the Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours survey is the 55 foot line, and the lake continues deeper inside it.

Where is the deepest part of Steuben Lake?

The deepest charted water on Steuben Lake lies inside the 55 ft contour, toward the northwestern corner of the lake. That contour encloses 1.2 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 Steuben Lake is shallower than 35 feet?

About half. The 35 ft contour encloses 36 acres of the roughly 90 acres inside the outer 10 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 35 feet. The sharpest drop is between 30 and 35 feet, where the mapped water sheds 17 acres.

How accurate is this Steuben 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

Steuben Lake depth map

Steuben Lake in Schoolcraft County, Michigan reaches a depth of more than 55 feet at its deepest surveyed contour. Steuben Lake is charted here across 10 closed depth contours, from the 10 ft line down to 55 ft, enclosing about 90 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 35 ft line, and only 1.2 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 August 19, 2026

Steuben Lake depth chart: 10 depth contours from 10 to 55 ft

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

Steuben Lake depth chart data: water enclosed by each contour
Depth contour	Water inside it	Share of mapped water
10 ft	90 acres	100%
15 ft	76 acres	85%
20 ft	68 acres	76%
25 ft	61 acres	68%
30 ft	53 acres	59%
35 ft	36 acres	40%
40 ft	23 acres	25%
45 ft	15 acres	16%
50 ft	7.7 acres	8.5%
55 ft	1.2 acres	1.3%

Acreages are computed from the closed Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 90 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.

Fishing Steuben Lake: steep sides for its size

The survey encloses about 90 acres of Steuben Lake inside its 10 ft contour, and half of that water lies inside the 35 ft line, so depth comes quickly here, with no long shallow margin before the bottom drops away. Between 30 and 35 ft the mapped water sheds 17 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 55 ft contour holds 1.2 acres, 1.3% of the mapped water, toward the northwestern corner of the lake. Nothing here reaches a true cold-water layer at 55 ft, so structure does the thermocline's work: the points and inside turns where the 30 and 35 ft lines pinch together fish hardest in early season, and again as fish follow bait back down in autumn.

Ice fishing on Steuben Lake

At 55 ft, Steuben 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 55 ft hole, 1.2 acres of it, at first light, then move up onto the 30–35 ft break as the sun gets up, and fish the flats inside the 35 ft line through the middle of the day. Check ice thickness locally before you walk out.

Steuben Lake depth map FAQs

How deep is Steuben Lake?: Steuben Lake is more than 55 feet deep. The deepest contour in the Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours survey is the 55 foot line, and the lake continues deeper inside it.
Where is the deepest part of Steuben Lake?: The deepest charted water on Steuben Lake lies inside the 55 ft contour, toward the northwestern corner of the lake. That contour encloses 1.2 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 Steuben Lake is shallower than 35 feet?: About half. The 35 ft contour encloses 36 acres of the roughly 90 acres inside the outer 10 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 35 feet. The sharpest drop is between 30 and 35 feet, where the mapped water sheds 17 acres.
How accurate is this Steuben 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 Steuben Lake

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Mapped fishing venues near Steuben Lake

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

Clear Lake · 3 mi away
McKeever Lake · 8 mi away
Island Lake · 9 mi away

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