By MICHELLE CAIN
Wildlife Information Specialist, DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife

INDIANAPOLIS — Maps of 25 Indiana lakes, which show their depths in detail, are now available online for anglers and those who enjoy other water sports.

These new maps are available here. In total, the website provides maps for 185 lakes.

“These maps will help anglers find selected depths, drop-offs, bottom contours and other promising fishing spots,” said Brian Schoenung, DNR’s chief of fisheries. Knowing lake depths can also be helpful to property owners, swimmers and boaters to avoid hazards.

The lakes are: Hurshtown Reservoir, Allen County; South Mud Lake, Fulton County; Wahk-Shin-Gah Lake, Huntington County; Starve Hollow Lake, Jackson County; Sechrist and Sellers lakes, Kosciusko County; Brokesha Lake, LaGrange County; Upper and Lower Fish Lake, LaPorte County; Lake of the Woods and Zehner Millpond, Marshall County; Eagle, Engle, Sacarider and Skinner Lakes, Noble County; Bruce Lake, Pulaski County; Glenn Flint Lake, Putnam County; Bell, Big Otter, Fox, Gage, Hamilton and West Otter Lakes, Steuben County; Sullivan Lake, Sullivan County; Hominy Ridge Lake, Wabash County; and Old Lake, Whitley County.

The depth maps were developed through the Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife’s Lake and River Enhancement section, which completed vegetation and bathymetric, or depth, surveys on the lakes starting in 2015.

DNR aims to add roughly two dozen new lake maps each year.

The maps are copyrighted by DNR. Permission is granted for reprint with credit given to the DNR.

Additional info on the way maps are created is available here. For more information on lake mapping, contact Brianna Ciara or Tyler Delauder at (260) 244-6805 or [email protected] and [email protected].

To view all DNR news releases, see dnr.IN.gov.