Every Lake
Lake Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa's drinking-water lake on the North River, built in 1970.
- 10 ft · first step
- 20 ft
- 30 ft
- 40 ft
- 50 ft
- 61 ft · bottom
About Lake Tuscaloosa
Lake Tuscaloosa was built in 1970 when the North River was dammed just northwest of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to secure the city's water supply. It covers about 5,885 acres in a long, branching shape typical of Alabama's hill-country reservoirs, with Northport and Tuscaloosa on its south end. It's the largest of the area's three water-supply lakes — Harris Lake and Lake Nicol are the other two — and its clear, sheltered coves make it the local lake for boating and bass fishing alike.
- 24 shore towns named, with a star on each
- 1,302 roads engraved around the shore, 1 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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Lake Tuscaloosa depth chart, in wood
This is a Lake Tuscaloosa depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 10 ft, 20 ft, 30 ft, 40 ft, 50 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 61 ft. The lake covers about 7.8 square miles, and 1302 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 Lake Tuscaloosa 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 Lake Tuscaloosa 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 Lake Tuscaloosa.
Lake Tuscaloosa 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 Lake Tuscaloosa; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Lake Tuscaloosa 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 61 ft
- 7.8 square miles of water
- 1302 shore roads engraved, 1 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
