Every Lake
Wilson Lake
Muscle Shoals' lake, behind the highest lift lock east of the Rockies.
- 20 ft · first step
- 40 ft
- 60 ft
- 80 ft
- 100 ft
- 119 ft · bottom
About Wilson Lake
Wilson Lake stretches along the Tennessee River between Florence and Muscle Shoals, Alabama, backed up behind Wilson Dam, which was completed in 1924 and began generating power the following year. The lake covers about 15,500 acres of water between the bluffs. Wilson Dam's lock has a 94-foot lift, the highest single-lift lock east of the Rocky Mountains, and the dam itself predates the Tennessee Valley Authority, which later took it over as the anchor of its whole river system.
- 24 shore towns named, with a star on each
- 4,971 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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Wilson Lake depth chart, in wood
This is a Wilson Lake depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 20 ft, 40 ft, 60 ft, 80 ft, 100 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 119 ft. The lake covers about 62.1 square miles, and 4971 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 Wilson 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 Wilson 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 Wilson Lake.
Wilson 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 Wilson Lake; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Wilson 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 119 ft
- 62.1 square miles of water
- 4971 shore roads engraved, 3 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
