IL · depth model

Lake of Egypt

A power-company reservoir in southern Illinois' 'Little Egypt' country, built in 1962.

12 inch$149Desk, bookshelf, hallway. The closing-gift size. · ≈ 3.3 lb 17 inch$249Over a sideboard or in a reading nook. · ≈ 6.6 lb 24 inch$399The over-the-mantel piece. Islands appear at this scale. · ≈ 13.1 lb 30 inch$599Statement wall. Two hangers, every town on the shore named. · ≈ 20.5 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

12 ft · first step
25 ft
37 ft
50 ft
62 ft
75 ft · bottom

75 ftmaximum depth

3.4square miles of water

6depth layers cut

385roads engraved on the 12"

24towns named

3.3 lbthe 12" on the wall (≈ 20.5 lb at 30")

The lake

About Lake of Egypt

Lake of Egypt is a reservoir in Williamson and Johnson counties in southern Illinois, created in 1962 by the Southern Illinois Power Cooperative to cool its generating plant, in a region long nicknamed 'Little Egypt' for towns like Cairo and Thebes along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. The lake covers about 2,300 acres with 90 miles of shoreline and reaches depths of 52 feet, a few miles south of Marion. Bass and crappie fishing, along with the nearby Ferne Clyffe State Park, make it a regional draw for outdoor recreation in the Shawnee Hills.

On the board

24 shore towns named, with a star on each
385 roads engraved around the shore, 17 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

Lake of Egypt 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.