Every Lake
Lake Okeechobee
Florida's largest lake covers 350,578 acres but never runs deeper than about twelve feet.
- 2 ft · first step
- 4 ft
- 6 ft
- 8 ft
- 10 ft
- 12 ft · bottom
About Lake Okeechobee
Lake Okeechobee sits at the base of the Kissimmee River, which drains most of central Florida into a basin so flat that the lake averages barely twelve feet deep across 350,578 acres. Before the state built dikes and canals in the 20th century, it overflowed its southern rim in wet seasons, feeding the sawgrass marshes that became the Everglades. Locals call it "the Big O," a name that shows up on tackle shop signs and bass tournament flyers around its 212-mile shoreline.
Towns like Okeechobee, Pahokee, Belle Glade, and Clewiston ring the lake, most built on sugarcane and vegetable farming rather than tourism. The Herbert Hoover Dike, a roughly 140-mile earthen levee, was built after the 1928 hurricane pushed the lake over its banks and killed thousands in the surrounding farm towns. Today the lake draws bass anglers more than sightseers — tournaments run out of Clewiston and Okeechobee City most weekends, and airboat guides work the grass flats along the northern shore.
- 24 shore towns named, with a star on each
- 3,147 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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Lake Okeechobee depth chart, in wood
This is a Lake Okeechobee depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 2 ft, 4 ft, 6 ft, 8 ft, 10 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 12 ft. The lake covers about 554.1 square miles, and 3147 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 Okeechobee 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 Okeechobee 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 Okeechobee.
Lake Okeechobee 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 Okeechobee; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Lake Okeechobee 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 12 ft
- 554.1 square miles of water
- 3147 shore roads engraved, 3 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
