How deep is Wilkinson Lake?

Wilkinson Lake is at least 45 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 40 ft contour, and the water may run deeper still.

Where is the deepest part of Wilkinson Lake?

The deepest charted water on Wilkinson Lake lies inside the 40 ft contour, toward the northeastern corner of the lake. That contour encloses 1.6 acres, 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 Wilkinson Lake is shallower than 25 feet?

About half. The 25 ft contour encloses 23 acres of the roughly 53 acres inside the outer 10 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 25 feet. The sharpest drop is between 15 and 20 feet, where the mapped water sheds 11 acres.

How accurate is this Wilkinson 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

Wilkinson Lake depth map

Wilkinson Lake in Barry County, Michigan reaches a depth of more than 45 feet at its deepest surveyed sounding. Wilkinson Lake is charted here across 7 closed depth contours, from the 10 ft line down to 40 ft, enclosing about 53 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 25 ft line, and only 1.6 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

Wilkinson Lake depth chart: 7 depth contours from 10 to 40 ft

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

Wilkinson Lake depth chart data: water enclosed by each contour
Depth contour	Water inside it	Share of mapped water
10 ft	53 acres	100%
15 ft	43 acres	83%
20 ft	32 acres	61%
25 ft	23 acres	43%
30 ft	14 acres	27%
35 ft	6.3 acres	12%
40 ft	1.6 acres	3%

Acreages are computed from the closed Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 53 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. The survey also records a 45 ft sounding, marked as a point rather than a closed contour, so it is not charted as a band.

Fishing Wilkinson Lake: an evenly graded bottom

Inside its outermost 10 ft contour the survey charts about 53 acres of Wilkinson Lake, with the 25 ft line enclosing half of it, so the bottom loses depth gradually and evenly, with no broad shelf and no single abrupt drop. The sharpest change on the chart is between 15 and 20 ft, where the mapped water loses 11 acres in 5 ft of depth, that band is the contour to work first, because it is where the bottom stops being flat. The deepest 40 ft contour holds 1.6 acres, 3% of the mapped water, toward the northeastern corner of the lake. Nothing here reaches a true cold-water layer at 45 ft, so structure does the thermocline's work: the points and inside turns where the 15 and 20 ft lines pinch together fish hardest in early season, and again as fish follow bait back down in autumn.

Ice fishing on Wilkinson Lake

At 45 ft, Wilkinson 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 40 ft hole, 1.6 acres of it, at first light, then move up onto the 15–20 ft break as the sun gets up, and fish the flats inside the 25 ft line through the middle of the day. Check ice thickness locally before you walk out.

Wilkinson Lake depth map FAQs

How deep is Wilkinson Lake?: Wilkinson Lake is at least 45 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 40 ft contour, and the water may run deeper still.
Where is the deepest part of Wilkinson Lake?: The deepest charted water on Wilkinson Lake lies inside the 40 ft contour, toward the northeastern corner of the lake. That contour encloses 1.6 acres, 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 Wilkinson Lake is shallower than 25 feet?: About half. The 25 ft contour encloses 23 acres of the roughly 53 acres inside the outer 10 ft line, so the other half of the water is shallower than 25 feet. The sharpest drop is between 15 and 20 feet, where the mapped water sheds 11 acres.
How accurate is this Wilkinson 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.

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Mapped fishing venues near Wilkinson Lake

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

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