Every Lake
Wononskopomuc Lake
Connecticut's deepest natural lake, three miles of shoreline in the hills above Lakeville.
- 12 ft · first step
- 24 ft
- 37 ft
- 49 ft
- 61 ft
- 73 ft · bottom
About Wononskopomuc Lake
Wononskopomuc Lake sits in Salisbury, Connecticut, in the village of Lakeville, near the New York border in the state's northwest corner. Formed by glaciers at the end of the last ice age, it is generally cited as Connecticut's deepest natural lake. The lake covers roughly 324 acres and holds about three miles of shoreline, set among the Litchfield Hills. The Hotchkiss School, a boarding school founded in 1891, borders its eastern shore and has long used the lake for its rowing program.
Historically the surrounding hills carried Connecticut's colonial iron industry: Salisbury ore and its furnaces supplied cannon and cannonballs during the Revolutionary War, and the region's iron trade shaped the local economy for more than a century. Today Lakeville is a small village of large summer homes and sailing dinghies, and swimmers use a town beach on the lake. Anglers fish Wononskopomuc for trout and bass, and its depth, unusual among Connecticut's lakes, keeps the water cold through summer.
- 2 shore towns named, with a star on each
- 12 roads engraved around the shore, 3 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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Wononskopomuc Lake depth chart, in wood
This is a Wononskopomuc Lake depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 12 ft, 24 ft, 37 ft, 49 ft, 61 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 73 ft. The lake covers about 0.5 square miles, and 12 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 Wononskopomuc 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 Wononskopomuc 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 Wononskopomuc Lake.
Wononskopomuc 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 Wononskopomuc Lake; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Wononskopomuc 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 73 ft
- 0.5 square miles of water
- 12 shore roads engraved, 3 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
