Every Lake
Lake Davis
Poisoned twice to kill an illegal fish, then restocked with trout.
- 18 ft · first step
- 36 ft
- 53 ft
- 71 ft
- 89 ft
- 107 ft · bottom
About Lake Davis
Lake Davis was formed in 1966 when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed Grizzly Valley Dam on Big Grizzly Creek, a tributary in the Feather River watershed. The reservoir sits in Plumas County near the town of Portola, California, at roughly 5,775 feet elevation, and was built primarily to supply Portola's municipal water and to store irrigation water for the valley below. The surrounding land is Plumas National Forest, with campgrounds and boat ramps built up around the shoreline in the following decades.
In 1994, someone illegally introduced northern pike into the lake, a predator with no natural check there that threatened salmon and steelhead runs downstream in the Sacramento River system. The California Department of Fish and Game treated the lake with rotenone in 1997 to kill the pike, but they reappeared and the agency treated it again in 2007, this time with more community engagement after Portola residents raised concerns about their water supply during the first round. The lake was restocked and rebuilt as a trout fishery afterward.
- 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 Davis depth chart, in wood
This is a Lake Davis depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 18 ft, 36 ft, 53 ft, 71 ft, 89 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 107 ft. The lake covers about 7.1 square miles. The shape of the bottom is the real one from published soundings, so anglers recognise their drop-offs and points.
A Lake Davis 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 Davis 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 Davis.
Lake Davis 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 Davis; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Lake Davis 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 107 ft
- 7.1 square miles of water
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
