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Oxoboxo Lake
A brook dammed in Oakdale village, named with a word older than the mills it once ran.
- 6 ft · first step
- 11 ft
- 17 ft
- 23 ft
- 29 ft
- 34 ft · bottom
About Oxoboxo Lake
Oxoboxo Lake is a dammed impoundment on Oxoboxo Brook in the town of Montville, in New London County, Connecticut, near the village of Oakdale. The brook that feeds it carries a name of Mohegan-Pequot origin, older than the industry that later grew up along its banks. Like many small Connecticut valley streams, Oxoboxo Brook was harnessed in the nineteenth century to turn mill wheels before its water was impounded into the pond that carries the name today.
The lake sits inland from the Thames River corridor, within reach of Uncasville and the New London area, and draws less traffic than Connecticut's larger recreational lakes. It functions mainly as a local pond: stocked with trout by state fisheries managers and fished by residents rather than visitors, ringed by homes rather than resorts. Its narrow, brook-fed shape and modest size have kept it a quiet fixture of the town rather than a destination lake.
- 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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Oxoboxo Lake depth chart, in wood
This is a Oxoboxo Lake depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 6 ft, 11 ft, 17 ft, 23 ft, 29 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 34 ft. The lake covers about 0.2 square miles. The shape of the bottom is the real one from published soundings, so anglers recognise their drop-offs and points.
A Oxoboxo 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 Oxoboxo 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 Oxoboxo Lake.
Oxoboxo 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 Oxoboxo Lake; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Oxoboxo 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 34 ft
- 0.2 square miles of water
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
