Every Lake
Lake Konomoc
Dammed in 1872 to supply New London, still known simply as Lakes Pond.
- 8 ft · first step
- 16 ft
- 25 ft
- 33 ft
- 41 ft
- 49 ft · bottom
About Lake Konomoc
Lake Konomoc was created in 1872, when the city of New London dammed Lakes Pond Brook to secure a municipal water supply. The original pond, purchased along with roughly 90 acres of surrounding land the year before, was raised ten feet behind an earthfill dam with a concrete core, engineered by W. H. Richards under a $250,000 bond the Connecticut General Assembly authorized in 1871. The impoundment grew from a modest mill pond into a reservoir of about 200 acres, spanning land in and around Waterford and Montville southeast of the city.
New London still draws drinking water from the lake, treating an average of about nine million gallons a day. Anglers work the shoreline and coves for largemouth and smallmouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish, walleye, and stocked rainbow and brown trout. The lake sits inland from Long Island Sound near New London, ringed by forested hills rather than dense shoreline development, since its status as a water-supply reservoir has limited building along its banks.
- 9 roads engraved around the shore, 6 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 Konomoc depth chart, in wood
This is a Lake Konomoc depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 8 ft, 16 ft, 25 ft, 33 ft, 41 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 49 ft. The lake covers about 0.4 square miles, and 9 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 Konomoc 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 Konomoc 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 Konomoc.
Lake Konomoc 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 Konomoc; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Lake Konomoc 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 49 ft
- 0.4 square miles of water
- 9 shore roads engraved, 6 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
