Every Lake
Lake Monroe
Indiana's largest lake, an Army Corps reservoir that supplies Bloomington's drinking water.
- 13 ft · first step
- 25 ft
- 38 ft
- 50 ft
- 63 ft
- 75 ft · bottom
About Lake Monroe
Lake Monroe is the largest lake entirely within Indiana, built by the Army Corps of Engineers between 1960 and 1965 by damming Salt Creek southeast of Bloomington for flood control and water supply. The reservoir covers about 10,750 acres and reaches a maximum depth of 54 feet, and it now provides drinking water to more than 100,000 people in the Bloomington area. The Charles C. Deam Wilderness, Indiana's only federally designated wilderness area, borders its south shore, and the lake draws well over a million visitors a year for boating and fishing.
- 14 shore towns named, with a star on each
- 482 roads engraved around the shore, 0 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 Monroe depth chart, in wood
This is a Lake Monroe depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 13 ft, 25 ft, 38 ft, 50 ft, 63 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 75 ft. The lake covers about 16.5 square miles, and 482 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 Monroe 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 Monroe 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 Monroe.
Lake Monroe 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 Monroe; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Lake Monroe 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 75 ft
- 16.5 square miles of water
- 482 shore roads engraved
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
