There is 6 inches from tobacco to the tank respectfully the bays have a good foot there are 15 plus houses in tobacco bay some trucks mostly utvs and wheelers I fished by the tank today really windy ice was talking scared the crap out of my buddy from Reno lol but it was all good ice was clear and strong channel 38ft had 6 inches everywhere else out of the channel had 8-10 to about 17ft then was a foot plus under 15ft. Fishing was slow