Every Lake
Koontz Lake
277 acres near South Bend, about 4 miles of shoreline, max depth 46 feet.
- 8 ft · first step
- 15 ft
- 23 ft
- 31 ft
- 38 ft
- 46 ft · bottom
About Koontz Lake
Koontz Lake sits in Marshall and St. Joseph counties in northern Indiana, a short drive from South Bend. The lake covers roughly 277 acres and has become a base for year-round cabins and permanent homes rather than a seasonal rental strip, with a small unincorporated community on its western shore carrying the same name. Local roads follow the irregular waterline closely, a sign of how the lake's edge has shaped development going back generations.
Fishing and pontoon boating are the main draws, with bass, bluegill, and crappie populations supporting a steady run of anglers through the warmer months. The lake's shoreline stretches about four miles around a body of water that stays shallow enough near the edges for swimming docks but drops to a modeled maximum depth near 46 feet. Ice fishing shanties appear most winters once the surface locks up, keeping the lake in use outside the summer season.
- 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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Koontz Lake depth chart, in wood
This is a Koontz Lake depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 8 ft, 15 ft, 23 ft, 31 ft, 38 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 46 ft. The lake covers about 0.5 square miles. The shape of the bottom is the real one from published soundings, so anglers recognise their drop-offs and points.
A Koontz 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 Koontz 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 Koontz Lake.
Koontz 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 Koontz Lake; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Koontz 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 46 ft
- 0.5 square miles of water
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
