Every Lake
Lake Juliette
Built by Georgia Power to cool Plant Scherer, one of the country's largest coal plants
- 9 ft · first step
- 18 ft
- 28 ft
- 37 ft
- 46 ft
- 55 ft · bottom
About Lake Juliette
Georgia Power dammed Rum Creek in the 1970s to create a cooling reservoir for Plant Scherer, a coal-fired power plant near the town of Juliette in Monroe County, Georgia, about fifteen miles north of Macon. The lake's purpose is functional: it supplies condenser cooling water to the plant, and water drawn for cooling returns warmer than it left, keeping sections of the lake ice-free and fish active near the discharge canal through winter.
Lake Juliette holds largemouth and striped bass, catfish, and crappie, and draws anglers year-round because of that warm-water discharge. The town of Juliette, on the lake's edge, became known nationally as the filming location for the Whistle Stop Cafe in Fried Green Tomatoes. Georgia Power owns and manages most of the surrounding land as a wildlife management area, so public access runs through a handful of boat ramps rather than lakefront development, leaving the shoreline mostly wooded.
- 47 roads engraved around the shore, 4 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 Juliette depth chart, in wood
This is a Lake Juliette depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 9 ft, 18 ft, 28 ft, 37 ft, 46 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 55 ft. The lake covers about 5.5 square miles, and 47 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 Juliette 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 Juliette 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 Juliette.
Lake Juliette 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 Juliette; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Lake Juliette 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 55 ft
- 5.5 square miles of water
- 47 shore roads engraved, 4 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
