Every Lake
Mudge Pond
Sharon, Connecticut's town pond: 200 acres, three miles of shore, forty-nine feet at its deepest.
- 8 ft · first step
- 16 ft
- 24 ft
- 32 ft
- 41 ft
- 49 ft · bottom
About Mudge Pond
Mudge Pond sits in the town of Sharon, in Litchfield County, Connecticut, near the New York border not far from Poughkeepsie. Like most kettle ponds scattered across this part of New England, its basin was carved out by retreating glacial ice, leaving a rounded depression that later filled with water. The pond covers roughly 200 acres, with about three miles of shoreline ringing it, and depths that reach an estimated 49 feet in its deepest sections.
The pond has long served as a local gathering point for Sharon residents rather than a resort destination. A town beach on its shore draws swimmers in summer, and anglers work its waters for bass and other warm-water species. Its modest size and quiet setting keep it closer to a neighborhood pond than a regional attraction, known mainly to the people of Sharon and the surrounding Litchfield County towns who use it season after season.
- 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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Mudge Pond depth chart, in wood
This is a Mudge Pond depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 8 ft, 16 ft, 24 ft, 32 ft, 41 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 49 ft. The lake covers about 0.3 square miles. The shape of the bottom is the real one from published soundings, so anglers recognise their drop-offs and points.
A Mudge Pond 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 Mudge Pond 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 Mudge Pond.
Mudge Pond 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 Mudge Pond; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Mudge Pond 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
- 0.3 square miles of water
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
