Every Lake
Lake Yale
West of Leesburg, connected to Lake Griffin by a narrow run since the 1880s canal era
- 8 ft · first step
- 16 ft
- 23 ft
- 31 ft
- 39 ft
- 47 ft · bottom
About Lake Yale
Lake Yale sits in Lake County, Florida, just north of Leesburg, part of the Harris Chain of Lakes that early settlers began connecting with canals in the late 1800s to move steamboats and citrus freight toward the St. Johns River. The lake's basin is a shallow depression in the karst limestone terrain typical of central Florida, fed largely by rainfall and groundwater rather than a major river system. Citrus groves once ringed its shore before hard freezes in the 1980s pushed growers out and houses and fish camps took their place.
Today Lake Yale is known mainly for bass fishing and as a quieter neighbor to the busier Lake Griffin and Lake Eustis nearby, connected to the chain by a canal that lets boat traffic move between them. The Life Enrichment Center, a conference and retreat property, sits on its shore and draws church groups and small conferences rather than heavy tourist traffic. Its shallow, weedy margins support largemouth bass, bluegill, and wading birds, and the surrounding shoreline is a mix of modest homes, mobile home communities, and undeveloped scrub typical of rural Lake County.
- 231 roads engraved around the shore, 12 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 Yale depth chart, in wood
This is a Lake Yale depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 8 ft, 16 ft, 23 ft, 31 ft, 39 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 47 ft. The lake covers about 6.2 square miles, and 231 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 Yale 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 Yale 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 Yale.
Lake Yale 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 Yale; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Lake Yale 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 47 ft
- 6.2 square miles of water
- 231 shore roads engraved, 12 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
