Every Lake
Lake Rabun
The oldest of the Tallulah River's chain of lakes, in the Georgia mountains.
- 10 ft · first step
- 20 ft
- 30 ft
- 39 ft
- 49 ft
- 59 ft · bottom
About Lake Rabun
Lake Rabun is the second in a chain of six lakes that Georgia Power built along the Tallulah River in the mountains of Rabun County, Georgia, backed up behind Mathis Dam, finished in 1915. It's small, about 835 acres, with a rocky, winding shoreline and old stone boathouses tucked into the coves. The lake didn't fully fill until a diversion tunnel was finished a decade later, and it has been a low-key retreat for well-off Georgia families ever since, with Lakemont its small lakeside village.
- 140 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 Rabun depth chart, in wood
This is a Lake Rabun depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 10 ft, 20 ft, 30 ft, 39 ft, 49 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 59 ft. The lake covers about 0.9 square miles, and 140 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 Rabun 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 Rabun 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 Rabun.
Lake Rabun 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 Rabun; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Lake Rabun 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 59 ft
- 0.9 square miles of water
- 140 shore roads engraved, 4 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
