Every Lake
Lake Sue
One of the sinkhole lakes ringing Winter Park, two miles of shoreline north of downtown Orlando.
- 5 ft · first step
- 9 ft
- 14 ft
- 19 ft
- 24 ft
- 28 ft · bottom
About Lake Sue
Lake Sue sits in Winter Park, a town platted in the 1880s by Northern investors who built it as a winter retreat around a cluster of spring-fed sinkhole lakes. Like its neighbors Mizell, Maitland, and Virginia, Lake Sue formed in Florida's limestone karst, where dissolving bedrock left basins that filled with groundwater rather than river flow. The lake sits close to Winter Park's original orange-grove and brick-street neighborhoods, developed as citrus land gave way to residential lots through the early twentieth century.
The lake is entirely residential, ringed by single-family lots rather than public parks, with no boat ramp or commercial access. It lies within a few blocks of Rollins College and the Winter Park Chain of Lakes canal system, though Lake Sue itself is not one of the lakes connected by that canal route. Homes along its shore date mostly from the mid-twentieth century, part of Winter Park's postwar expansion east of downtown toward the Cady Way corridor.
- 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 Sue depth chart, in wood
This is a Lake Sue depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 5 ft, 9 ft, 14 ft, 19 ft, 24 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 28 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 Sue 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 Sue 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 Sue.
Lake Sue 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 Sue; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Lake Sue 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 28 ft
- 0.2 square miles of water
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
