Every Lake
Aliceville Lake
Formed when the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway impounded the Tombigbee River in the 1970s.
- 10 ft · first step
- 19 ft
- 29 ft
- 39 ft
- 48 ft
- 58 ft · bottom
About Aliceville Lake
Aliceville Lake sits on the Tombigbee River along the Alabama-Mississippi border, impounded by the Aliceville Lock and Dam as part of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. The Army Corps of Engineers built the dam to link the Tennessee River to the Gulf of Mexico through Mobile, cutting hundreds of miles off the barge route south. The lake covers about 1,868 acres with roughly 38 miles of shoreline, stretching north from the dam near Pickensville and Aliceville, Alabama, toward the Mississippi state line.
The lake draws bass and crappie fishermen from both states, with tournaments launching out of ramps near Aliceville and Pickensville. Aliceville itself is the seat of Pickens County, a town that once held Camp Aliceville, a World War II prison camp for German soldiers, now marked by a local museum. The lake's channel follows the old river bed, so depths stay shallow along the flooded floodplain but reach around 58 feet near the dam and navigation channel, a pattern typical of Tenn-Tom impoundments built for barge traffic rather than recreation alone.
- 2 shore towns named, with a star on each
- 65 roads engraved around the shore, 3 of them labeled
- 6 depth layers, each step engraved with its depth in feet
- Compass rose, title block with coordinates, max depth and area; keyhole hanger on the back
Turn it in your hands
Live 3D of the actual cut files — drag to orbit, pinch to zoom. Every road you see is engraved on the real thing.
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Aliceville Lake depth chart, in wood
This is a Aliceville Lake depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 10 ft, 19 ft, 29 ft, 39 ft, 48 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 58 ft. The lake covers about 3.3 square miles, and 65 shore roads are engraved around it. The shape of the bottom is the real one from published soundings, so anglers recognise their drop-offs and points.
A Aliceville Lake map for the wall — or a gift
Most of these go to a cabin wall, a lake house entry, or a home office; a lot are gifts — the family that has been on Aliceville Lake for three generations, the retirement move, the first boat. The 12-inch is the desk-and-shelf size; the 24- and 30-inch boards read across a room. Add a line under the title and star your place on the shore, and it becomes the map of your Aliceville Lake.
Aliceville Lake map — the details
How big is the map?
Four sizes: 12, 17, 24 and 30 inches on the long side, from $149. Every size is cut from the same depth data of Aliceville Lake; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Aliceville Lake is cut layer by layer from published bathymetric soundings — each layer of birch is a depth contour, so the shape of the bottom is the real one, not decorative.
Can I add my own place on it?
Yes. At checkout you can add a line under the title (a family name, a cabin name, a year) and star the spot on the shore that matters to you.
How long does it take?
Made to order in Waterford, Pennsylvania and shipped in 7–10 days; shipping is free in the lower 48.
Can you make a lake that isn't listed?
Any lake in the United States — we hold depth data for 104,419 of them. Search for yours; if it isn't built yet we build it when you order.
- 6 depth layers down to 58 ft
- 3.3 square miles of water
- 65 shore roads engraved, 3 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
