How deep is Winfield Lake?

Winfield Lake is at least 57 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 50 ft contour, and the water may run deeper still.

Where is the deepest part of Winfield Lake?

The deepest charted water on Winfield Lake lies inside the 50 ft contour, toward the western side of the lake. That contour encloses 4.1 acres, 6.1% 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 Winfield Lake is shallower than 30 feet?

About half. The 30 ft contour encloses 28 acres of the roughly 66 acres inside the outer 10 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 10 acres.

How accurate is this Winfield 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

Winfield Lake depth map

Winfield Lake in Montcalm County, Michigan reaches a depth of more than 57 feet at its deepest surveyed sounding. Winfield Lake is charted here across 6 closed depth contours, from the 10 ft line down to 50 ft, enclosing about 66 acres of water. Half of that water lies inside the 30 ft line, and only 4.1 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

Winfield Lake depth chart: 6 depth contours from 10 to 50 ft

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

Winfield Lake depth chart data: water enclosed by each contour
Depth contour	Water inside it	Share of mapped water
10 ft	66 acres	100%
15 ft	57 acres	86%
20 ft	47 acres	72%
30 ft	28 acres	42%
40 ft	11 acres	17%
50 ft	4.1 acres	6.1%

Acreages are computed from the closed Michigan DNR Inland Lake Contours contour rings, with islands subtracted. Shares are of the 66 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 57 ft sounding, marked as a point rather than a closed contour, so it is not charted as a band.

Fishing Winfield Lake: an evenly graded bottom

The survey encloses about 66 acres of Winfield Lake inside its 10 ft contour, and half of that water lies inside the 30 ft line, so the bottom loses depth gradually and evenly, with no broad shelf and no single abrupt drop. Between 15 and 20 ft the mapped water sheds 10 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 50 ft contour holds 4.1 acres, 6.1% of the mapped water, toward the western side of the lake. Nothing here reaches a true cold-water layer at 57 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 Winfield Lake

At 57 ft, Winfield 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 50 ft hole, 4.1 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 30 ft line through the middle of the day. Check ice thickness locally before you walk out.

Winfield Lake depth map FAQs

How deep is Winfield Lake?: Winfield Lake is at least 57 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 50 ft contour, and the water may run deeper still.
Where is the deepest part of Winfield Lake?: The deepest charted water on Winfield Lake lies inside the 50 ft contour, toward the western side of the lake. That contour encloses 4.1 acres, 6.1% 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 Winfield Lake is shallower than 30 feet?: About half. The 30 ft contour encloses 28 acres of the roughly 66 acres inside the outer 10 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 10 acres.
How accurate is this Winfield 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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