How deep is Walled Lake?

Walled Lake is more than 53 feet deep. The deepest contour in the Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours survey is the 53 foot line, and the lake continues deeper inside it.

Where is the deepest part of Walled Lake?

The deepest charted water on Walled Lake lies inside the 40 ft contour, toward the northeastern corner of the lake. That contour encloses 24 acres, 9.2% 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 Walled Lake is shallower than 30 feet?

About half. The 30 ft contour encloses 98 acres of the roughly 265 acres inside the outer 5 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 30 feet. The sharpest drop is between 15 and 20 feet, where the mapped water sheds 47 acres.

How accurate is this Walled 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

Walled Lake depth map

Walled Lake in Oakland County, Michigan reaches a depth of more than 53 feet at its deepest surveyed contour. Walled Lake is charted here across 6 closed depth contours, from the 5 ft line down to 40 ft, enclosing about 265 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 30 ft line, and only 24 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

Walled Lake depth chart: 6 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

Walled Lake depth chart data: water enclosed by each contour
Depth contour	Water inside it	Share of mapped water
5 ft	265 acres	100%
10 ft	258 acres	97%
15 ft	217 acres	82%
20 ft	170 acres	64%
30 ft	98 acres	37%
40 ft	24 acres	9.2%

Acreages are computed from the closed Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 265 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. The survey also records a 51 ft sounding, marked as a point rather than a closed contour, so it is not charted as a band.

Fishing Walled Lake: steep sides for its size

Inside its outermost 5 ft contour the survey charts about 265 acres of Walled Lake, with the 30 ft line enclosing half of it, so the bottom holds its depth well out from the bank rather than tapering off a long shallow margin. The sharpest change on the chart is between 15 and 20 ft, where the mapped water loses 47 acres in 5 ft of depth, that band is the contour to work first, because it is where the bottom stops being flat. 24 acres, 9.2% of the mapped water, lie inside the deepest 40 ft contour, toward the northeastern corner of the lake. With 53 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 15 and 20 ft lines pinch together, hardest in early season and again as fish follow bait back down in autumn.

Ice fishing on Walled Lake

Walled Lake's 53 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 40 ft hole, all 24 acres of it; as the sun gets up, move onto the 15–20 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.

Walled Lake depth map FAQs

How deep is Walled Lake?: Walled Lake is more than 53 feet deep. The deepest contour in the Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours survey is the 53 foot line, and the lake continues deeper inside it.
Where is the deepest part of Walled Lake?: The deepest charted water on Walled Lake lies inside the 40 ft contour, toward the northeastern corner of the lake. That contour encloses 24 acres, 9.2% 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 Walled Lake is shallower than 30 feet?: About half. The 30 ft contour encloses 98 acres of the roughly 265 acres inside the outer 5 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 30 feet. The sharpest drop is between 15 and 20 feet, where the mapped water sheds 47 acres.
How accurate is this Walled 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 Walled Lake

Wolverine Lake depth map · 57 ft max · 2 mi away
Moss Lake depth map · 39+ ft max · 4 mi away
South Commerce Lake depth map · 60 ft max · 4 mi away
Middle Straits Lake depth map · 55 ft max · 5 mi away
Upper Straits Lake depth map · 96+ ft max · 6 mi away

Mapped fishing venues near Walled Lake

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

Wolverine Lake · 2 mi away
Moss Lake · 4 mi away
South Commerce Lake · 4 mi away

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