Every Lake
Lower Bolton Lake
314 acres, 6 miles of shoreline, ten miles from Hartford's capitol dome.
- 8 ft · first step
- 15 ft
- 23 ft
- 31 ft
- 38 ft
- 46 ft · bottom
About Lower Bolton Lake
Lower Bolton Lake is the southernmost of three connected lakes — Upper, Middle, and Lower Bolton — sitting on the line between Vernon, Bolton, and Coventry in Tolland County, Connecticut. The chain formed behind a series of dams built to power area mills, turning a shallow valley into a string of impoundments. At roughly 314 acres with about six miles of shoreline, Lower Bolton is compact enough to cross by canoe in an afternoon but long enough to feel like open water once you're on it.
The lake sits inside commuting range of Hartford, so its cabins and small ranch houses have long doubled as both weekend places and year-round homes. A state-maintained boat launch keeps it open to anyone with a trailer, and its modest depth — a model puts the maximum around 46 feet — keeps it favored for panfish, largemouth bass, and pickerel over anything requiring deep, cold water. Ice fishing shacks are common in a normal winter, and the shoreline mixes older camps with newer construction packed close along the water.
- 60 roads engraved around the shore, 9 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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Lower Bolton Lake depth chart, in wood
This is a Lower Bolton Lake depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 8 ft, 15 ft, 23 ft, 31 ft, 38 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 46 ft. The lake covers about 0.5 square miles, and 60 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 Lower Bolton 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 Lower Bolton 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 Lower Bolton Lake.
Lower Bolton 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 Lower Bolton Lake; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Lower Bolton 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 46 ft
- 0.5 square miles of water
- 60 shore roads engraved, 9 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
