Every Lake
West Okoboji Lake
Iowa's blue-water lake, the only one of the Great Lakes chain carved deep by glacier.
- 23 ft · first step
- 45 ft
- 68 ft
- 91 ft
- 114 ft
- 136 ft · bottom
About West Okoboji Lake
West Lake Okoboji in northwest Iowa is 136 feet deep and startlingly clear for the prairie, the centerpiece of the Iowa Great Lakes chain with East Okoboji and Spirit Lake. It was gouged by the Des Moines lobe of the last ice sheet; the name is Dakota.
Arnolds Park amusement park on the south shore has run since 1889, one of the oldest in the country; Okoboji, Wahpeton and West Okoboji are the lake towns and the University of Okoboji is a joke that sells a lot of t-shirts.
- 14 shore towns named, with a star on each
- 772 roads engraved around the shore, 18 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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West Okoboji Lake depth chart, in wood
This is a West Okoboji Lake depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 23 ft, 45 ft, 68 ft, 91 ft, 114 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 136 ft. The lake covers about 8.0 square miles, and 772 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 West Okoboji Lake 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 West Okoboji Lake 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 West Okoboji Lake.
West Okoboji Lake 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 West Okoboji Lake; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. West Okoboji Lake 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 136 ft
- 8.0 square miles of water
- 772 shore roads engraved, 18 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
