Michigan lake depth maps
Whitmore Lake depth map
Whitmore Lake in Livingston County, Michigan reaches a depth of more than 69 feet at its deepest surveyed sounding. Whitmore Lake is charted here across 12 closed depth contours, from the 5 ft line down to 65 ft, enclosing about 198 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 30 ft line, and only 1.8 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
Whitmore Lake depth chart: 12 depth contours from 5 to 65 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 | 198 acres | 100% |
| 15 ft | 178 acres | 90% |
| 20 ft | 146 acres | 74% |
| 25 ft | 115 acres | 58% |
| 30 ft | 80 acres | 40% |
| 35 ft | 56 acres | 29% |
| 40 ft | 46 acres | 23% |
| 45 ft | 36 acres | 18% |
| 50 ft | 28 acres | 14% |
| 55 ft | 17 acres | 8.4% |
| 60 ft | 5.8 acres | 3% |
| 65 ft | 1.8 acres | under 1% |
Acreages are computed from the closed Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 198 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 69 ft sounding, marked as a point rather than a closed contour, so it is not charted as a band.
Fishing Whitmore Lake: a stepped drop into deep water
The survey encloses about 198 acres of Whitmore 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 25 and 30 ft the mapped water sheds 35 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. 1.8 acres, under 1% of the mapped water, lie inside the deepest 65 ft contour, toward the northeastern corner of the lake. At 69 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 25–30 ft break at first and last light.
Ice fishing on Whitmore Lake
Deep water like Whitmore 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 65 ft hole. That edge is the 25–30 ft band on the chart above, where 35 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.
Whitmore Lake depth map FAQs
- How deep is Whitmore Lake?
- Whitmore Lake is at least 69 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 65 ft contour, and the water may run deeper still.
- Where is the deepest part of Whitmore Lake?
- The deepest charted water on Whitmore Lake lies inside the 65 ft contour, toward the northeastern corner of the lake. That contour encloses 1.8 acres, 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 Whitmore Lake is shallower than 30 feet?
- About half. The 30 ft contour encloses 80 acres of the roughly 198 acres inside the outer 5 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 30 feet. The sharpest drop is between 25 and 30 feet, where the mapped water sheds 35 acres.
- How accurate is this Whitmore 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 Whitmore Lake
- Ore Lake depth map · 81+ ft max · 4 mi away
- Strawberry Lake depth map · 50+ ft max · 5 mi away
- Bass Lake depth map · 73 ft max · 6 mi away
- Bishop Lake depth map · 54+ ft max · 7 mi away
- Kent Lake depth map · 38+ ft max · 9 mi away
Mapped fishing venues near Whitmore Lake
Whitmore Lake in the venue directory covers access and fishing details for this water.
- Ore Lake · 4 mi away
- Strawberry Lake · 5 mi away
- Bass Lake · 6 mi away
Fishing in Michigan needs a state license: Michigan fishing license guide · all Michigan venues