Every Lake
Williams Pond
A 200-acre Connecticut pond with a modeled depth near 42 feet — deep for its size.
- 7 ft · first step
- 14 ft
- 21 ft
- 28 ft
- 35 ft
- 42 ft · bottom
About Williams Pond
Williams Pond sits in central Connecticut, close to Hartford, near 41.63° N, 72.30° W. It covers roughly 200 acres with about four miles of shoreline, small enough to cross by canoe in an afternoon and large enough to hold a working set of camps and year-round houses along its banks. Boat traffic is limited by size rather than rule — the launches are small, and most of what's on the water is aluminum fishing boats, kayaks, and the odd pontoon rather than anything built for speed. It reads as a neighborhood pond more than a destination lake, known locally rather than statewide.
The pond runs deeper than a 200-acre body typically does — a bathymetric model puts the maximum depth near 42 feet, in a basin that's compact and steep-sided rather than broad and flat. That depth keeps the lower water cooler through summer and holds fish lower in the column once the surface warms. The shoreline is irregular, folding around points and small coves rather than running in long open stretches, so sightlines across the water are usually partial, broken by the next point of land rather than end to end.
- 10 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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Williams Pond depth chart, in wood
This is a Williams Pond depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 7 ft, 14 ft, 21 ft, 28 ft, 35 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 42 ft. The lake covers about 0.3 square miles, and 10 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 Williams 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 Williams 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 Williams Pond.
Williams 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 Williams Pond; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Williams 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 42 ft
- 0.3 square miles of water
- 10 shore roads engraved, 5 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
