Michigan lake depth maps
White Lake depth map
White Lake in Oakland County, Michigan reaches a depth of 32 feet. White Lake is charted here across 4 closed depth contours, from the 5 ft line down to 30 ft, enclosing about 642 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 20 ft line, and only 147 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
White Lake depth chart: 4 depth contours from 5 to 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 ft | 642 acres | 100% |
| 10 ft | 472 acres | 74% |
| 20 ft | 210 acres | 33% |
| 30 ft | 147 acres | 23% |
Acreages are computed from the closed Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 642 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 32 ft sounding, marked as a point rather than a closed contour, so it is not charted as a band.
Fishing White Lake: steep sides for its size
The survey encloses about 642 acres of White Lake inside its 5 ft contour, and half of that water lies inside the 20 ft line, so the bottom holds its depth well out from the bank rather than tapering off a long shallow margin. Between 5 and 10 ft the mapped water sheds 170 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. 147 acres, 23% of the mapped water, lie inside the deepest 30 ft contour, toward the southern end of the lake. With 32 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 5 and 10 ft lines pinch together, hardest in early season and again as fish follow bait back down in autumn.
Ice fishing on White Lake
White Lake's 32 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 30 ft hole, all 147 acres of it; as the sun gets up, move onto the 5–10 ft break, and spend the middle of the day on the flats inside the 20 ft line. Check ice thickness locally before you walk out.
White Lake depth map FAQs
- How deep is White Lake?
- White Lake reaches a maximum depth of 32 feet in the Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours survey. Most of it is far shallower: the survey charts 4 closed depth contours over about 642 acres, and half of that water sits inside the 20 ft line. The 32 ft figure is a single recorded sounding rather than a closed contour, so the deepest line you can actually trace on the map is 30 ft.
- Where is the deepest part of White Lake?
- The deepest charted water on White Lake lies inside the 30 ft contour, toward the southern end of the lake. That contour encloses 147 acres, 23% of the mapped water, so it is a broad slice of the bottom rather than a pinpoint target, the depth chart above gives the contour to line up on.
- How much of White Lake is shallower than 20 feet?
- About half. The 20 ft contour encloses 210 acres of the roughly 642 acres inside the outer 5 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 20 feet. The sharpest drop is between 5 and 10 feet, where the mapped water sheds 170 acres.
- How accurate is this White 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 White Lake
- Oxbow Lake depth map · 72+ ft max · 4 mi away
- Cedar Island Lake depth map · 72 ft max · 5 mi away
- Pontiac Lake depth map · 34 ft max · 5 mi away
- Cooley Lake depth map · 56 ft max · 7 mi away
- South Commerce Lake depth map · 60 ft max · 7 mi away
Mapped fishing venues near White Lake
White Lake in the venue directory covers access and fishing details for this water.
- Oxbow Lake · 4 mi away
- Cedar Island Lake · 5 mi away
- Pontiac Lake · 5 mi away
Fishing in Michigan needs a state license: Michigan fishing license guide · all Michigan venues