Every Lake
Saugatuck Reservoir
Ten miles of shoreline, no motors, and one reason: Bridgeport's water supply.
- 12 ft · first step
- 23 ft
- 35 ft
- 47 ft
- 58 ft
- 70 ft · bottom
About Saugatuck Reservoir
Saugatuck Reservoir sits across the hill towns of Redding, Weston, and Newtown, Connecticut, formed in the early 1940s when the Bridgeport Hydraulic Company dammed the Saugatuck River to supply drinking water to Bridgeport and the surrounding shoreline towns. The reservoir covers about 726 acres and stretches across roughly 10 miles of shoreline, its edges cut into narrow coves and points where the flooded river valley met the ridgelines around it. Aquarion Water Company, successor to the original utility, still manages the reservoir and the forested watershed around it today.
Because it remains an active water supply, motorized boats and swimming are not allowed; access is limited to rowboats and canoes under a permit system run by Aquarion, and much of the surrounding land stays undeveloped forest rather than lakefront housing. The reservoir has a reputation among Fairfield County anglers for trout and bass fishing in a quiet, low-traffic setting close to the New York border. Its depth reaches roughly 70 feet in modeled soundings, a result of the steep valley walls the dam backed water into rather than a broad, shallow basin.
- 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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Saugatuck Reservoir depth chart, in wood
This is a Saugatuck Reservoir depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 12 ft, 23 ft, 35 ft, 47 ft, 58 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 70 ft. The lake covers about 1.2 square miles. The shape of the bottom is the real one from published soundings, so anglers recognise their drop-offs and points.
A Saugatuck Reservoir 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 Saugatuck Reservoir 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 Saugatuck Reservoir.
Saugatuck Reservoir 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 Saugatuck Reservoir; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Saugatuck Reservoir 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 70 ft
- 1.2 square miles of water
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
