IL · depth model

Fox Lake

The heart of Illinois' Chain O'Lakes, a glacial waterway busy with boats since the 1930s.

12 inch$149Desk, bookshelf, hallway. The closing-gift size. · ≈ 2.1 lb 17 inch$249Over a sideboard or in a reading nook. · ≈ 4.2 lb 24 inch$399The over-the-mantel piece. Islands appear at this scale. · ≈ 8.3 lb 30 inch$599Statement wall. Two hangers, every town on the shore named. · ≈ 12.9 lb

Make it yours family name · a line of text · a star on your place

Family name on the title block A line under it Title block preview

Your place — a star and a name on the board

Add a laser-cut desk stand (12" and 17" only) +$29

Made to order in Waterford, PA. Ships in 7–10 days, free in the lower 48. Birch, 5 mm per layer, keyhole hanger built in. By ordering you agree to our terms — decorative art, not a navigational chart.

The layers of this board — each depth is engraved on its step

9 ft · first step
19 ft
28 ft
37 ft
46 ft
56 ft · bottom

56 ftmaximum depth

0.1square miles of water

6depth layers cut

7roads engraved on the 12"

2.1 lbthe 12" on the wall (≈ 12.9 lb at 30")

The lake

About Fox Lake

Fox Lake is one of the largest lakes in the Chain O'Lakes, a system of 15 interconnected lakes in northeastern Illinois carved by the retreating Wisconsin glacier and linked by the Fox River. The village of Fox Lake sits on its shore, calling itself the 'Heart of the Chain,' with the lake and its connections to Nippersink and Pistakee lakes forming one of the busiest inland boating waterways in the country. The current water level dates to the McHenry Dam, built downstream on the Fox River in 1939.

On the board

7 roads engraved around the shore, 2 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

Why we cut this one

Fox Lake is one of the lakes people ask us for by name — the kind of shoreline where the house has a name and the dock has a history. This board is cut from the same depth grid the configurator uses for all 104,419 lakes, so the shape is the real one.