Every Lake
Lake Dexter
27 miles of shoreline, almost none of it developed, downriver from Sanford on the St. Johns.
- 20 ft · first step
- 40 ft
- 59 ft
- 79 ft
- 99 ft
- 119 ft · bottom
About Lake Dexter
Lake Dexter is a natural widening of the St. Johns River, the wide, slow, north-flowing river that strings together most of central Florida's lake chain. It sits downriver from Sanford and Lake Monroe, in the stretch of the river where dense floodplain forest and marsh replace the lakefront development found further south. No town sits directly on its shore. Access is almost entirely by boat, from ramps and fish camps scattered along the river rather than a single public landing.
The lake is known primarily to anglers and hunters rather than to lakefront homeowners. Bass fishing draws most of the traffic, along with duck hunting in the surrounding marsh during season. Airboats and shallow-draft johnboats are common because much of the water is bordered by grass flats and cypress rather than a hard shoreline. With about 27 miles of shoreline and roughly 3,882 acres of surface water, it's one of the larger, less-visited links in the St. Johns River chain.
- 2 shore towns named, with a star on each
- 6 roads engraved around the shore, 1 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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Lake Dexter depth chart, in wood
This is a Lake Dexter depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 20 ft, 40 ft, 59 ft, 79 ft, 99 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 119 ft. The lake covers about 6.4 square miles, and 6 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 Lake Dexter 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 Dexter 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 Dexter.
Lake Dexter 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 Dexter; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Lake Dexter 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 119 ft
- 6.4 square miles of water
- 6 shore roads engraved, 1 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
