Every Lake
Lake Panasoffkee
A spring-fed sinkhole lake near Leesburg, Florida, known for bass tournaments and grass carp stocked to fight hydrilla.
- 53 ft · first step
- 107 ft
- 160 ft
- 214 ft
- 267 ft
- 321 ft · bottom
About Lake Panasoffkee
Lake Panasoffkee sits in Sumter County, Florida, fed by artesian springs and connected to the Withlacoochee River by a short outlet channel. The lake formed in a natural limestone depression typical of Florida's karst terrain, its basin flat and shallow across nearly its entire 2,400 acres. The community of Panasoffkee, along with nearby Leesburg, grew up around the fish camps and marinas that lined its shore through the twentieth century. Anglers came for the largemouth bass, and the lake's slow, spring-fed current kept the water clear enough to sight-fish the grass beds close to shore.
By the 1970s, hydrilla had spread across much of the lake's surface, choking boat lanes and fishing water until the state introduced grass carp to control it. A lock at the Panasoffkee Outlet still regulates water leaving for the Withlacoochee, a holdover from decades of managing the lake for navigation and flood control. Today the shoreline mixes weekend fish camps with year-round homes, and bass tournaments still draw trailers down Route 471 on weekend mornings. The lake stays shallow enough that a long pole, not a depth finder, remains a locals' tool of choice.
- 2 shore towns named, with a star on each
- 192 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 Panasoffkee depth chart, in wood
This is a Lake Panasoffkee depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 53 ft, 107 ft, 160 ft, 214 ft, 267 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 321 ft. The lake covers about 3.9 square miles, and 192 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 Panasoffkee 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 Panasoffkee 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 Panasoffkee.
Lake Panasoffkee 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 Panasoffkee; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Lake Panasoffkee 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 321 ft
- 3.9 square miles of water
- 192 shore roads engraved, 1 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
