Every Lake
Lake Quassapaug
Quassy Amusement Park has run on its shore since 1908.
- 9 ft · first step
- 17 ft
- 26 ft
- 35 ft
- 43 ft
- 52 ft · bottom
About Lake Quassapaug
Lake Quassapaug lies on the border of Middlebury and Woodbury, Connecticut, in Litchfield County a few miles west of Waterbury. The lake covers about 237 acres with roughly four miles of shoreline. It sits in a region of small natural lakes rather than reservoirs, ringed mostly by private houses and a handful of public access points. Waterbury's brass manufacturing boom in the late 1800s and early 1900s made the nearby cities crowded, and the lake became an easy day trip out of town.
In 1908, the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company opened an amusement park on the lake's shore to draw riders onto its trolley line from Waterbury, a business model common to lakes near industrial cities at the time. That park, now called Quassy, has operated on the same shoreline for more than a century, adding rides and a beach over the decades while the rest of the lake stayed residential. Today the lake carries a mix of longtime cottage owners, anglers, and swimmers, with the park drawing day visitors from around the state.
- 16 roads engraved around the shore, 5 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 Quassapaug depth chart, in wood
This is a Lake Quassapaug depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 9 ft, 17 ft, 26 ft, 35 ft, 43 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 52 ft. The lake covers about 0.4 square miles, and 16 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 Quassapaug 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 Quassapaug 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 Quassapaug.
Lake Quassapaug 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 Quassapaug; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Lake Quassapaug 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 52 ft
- 0.4 square miles of water
- 16 shore roads engraved, 5 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
