Every Lake
Lake Osceola
Connected by canals to Winter Park's other lakes, three miles around, near Orlando.
- 4 ft · first step
- 8 ft
- 13 ft
- 17 ft
- 21 ft
- 25 ft · bottom
About Lake Osceola
Lake Osceola sits within the Winter Park Chain of Lakes, a group of spring-fed lakes northeast of Orlando connected by narrow, hand-dug canals. The canals were cut in the early twentieth century to link the lakes for boat travel and citrus transport, and most remain navigable today. Winter Park grew up along the shoreline, and Rollins College sits nearby on the same chain, its campus visible from the water. The lake covers roughly 133 acres with about three miles of shoreline, small enough to circle by boat in under an hour.
The Scenic Boat Tour has run pontoon trips through Lake Osceola and the connecting canals since 1938, pointing out the lakefront homes built along the water in the decades since. The shoreline mixes older Florida bungalows with larger estates, and docks line much of the perimeter. Depth stays shallow across most of the lake, reaching about 25 feet at its deepest, typical of lakes in this part of central Florida. Residents use it for kayaking, fishing, and slow boat rides, since the canals linking it to neighboring lakes are narrow and no-wake.
- 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 Osceola depth chart, in wood
This is a Lake Osceola depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 4 ft, 8 ft, 13 ft, 17 ft, 21 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 25 ft. The lake covers about 0.2 square miles. The shape of the bottom is the real one from published soundings, so anglers recognise their drop-offs and points.
A Lake Osceola 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 Osceola 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 Osceola.
Lake Osceola 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 Osceola; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Lake Osceola 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 25 ft
- 0.2 square miles of water
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
