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Hickorynut Lake
Six miles of shoreline wrap 294 acres east of Orlando, deep enough to hide bass.
- 7 ft · first step
- 13 ft
- 20 ft
- 27 ft
- 33 ft
- 40 ft · bottom
About Hickorynut Lake
Hickorynut Lake sits in Orange County, Florida, a short drive east of Orlando. Like most lakes in this part of the state, it formed as a solution lake, a basin left where porous limestone beneath central Florida dissolved and the surface settled into a bowl. The lake covers roughly 294 acres and holds close to six miles of shoreline, with a maximum depth near 40 feet, deep by the standards of the shallow, sand-bottomed lakes scattered between Orlando and the coast.
The shoreline is mostly residential, built up lot by lot as Orange County grew outward from Orlando through the second half of the twentieth century. Boat ramps and private docks give lake residents direct water access rather than public beach frontage. Central Florida lakes like this one draw largemouth bass anglers, and Hickorynut's depth and clear water keep it in rotation for local fishing guides working the string of lakes east of the city.
- 90 roads engraved around the shore, 6 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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Hickorynut Lake depth chart, in wood
This is a Hickorynut Lake depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 7 ft, 13 ft, 20 ft, 27 ft, 33 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 40 ft. The lake covers about 0.5 square miles, and 90 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 Hickorynut 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 Hickorynut 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 Hickorynut Lake.
Hickorynut 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 Hickorynut Lake; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Hickorynut 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 40 ft
- 0.5 square miles of water
- 90 shore roads engraved, 6 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
