Every Lake
Lake Bonny
215 acres sunk into Polk County limestone, a few miles from Winter Haven's chain of lakes.
- 6 ft · first step
- 13 ft
- 19 ft
- 25 ft
- 32 ft
- 38 ft · bottom
About Lake Bonny
Lake Bonny sits in Polk County, Florida, in the sinkhole-pocked terrain that produced the region's dense cluster of lakes. Water covers about 215 acres with roughly four miles of shoreline and a modeled maximum depth near 38 feet. The lake lies close to Winter Haven, whose connected chain of lakes has long defined this stretch of central Florida. Like most lakes on the ridge, Bonny's basin traces back to limestone dissolving underground and the surface settling into the resulting depression, a slow process common across the Florida peninsula.
The surrounding land was citrus country for much of the twentieth century, part of the groves that spread across Polk County before freezes and development thinned them out. Houses now line much of Bonny's shore, and the lake functions more as a neighborhood fixture than a destination — the kind of water where residents keep a boat at a dock rather than trailer one in. Bass and panfish draw anglers from around Lakeland and Winter Haven, and the lake's modest size keeps it quieter than the larger lakes in the Winter Haven chain a few miles east.
- 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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Lake Bonny depth chart, in wood
This is a Lake Bonny depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 6 ft, 13 ft, 19 ft, 25 ft, 32 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 38 ft. The lake covers about 0.4 square miles. The shape of the bottom is the real one from published soundings, so anglers recognise their drop-offs and points.
A Lake Bonny 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 Lake Bonny 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 Lake Bonny.
Lake Bonny 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 Lake Bonny; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Lake Bonny 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 38 ft
- 0.4 square miles of water
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
