Every Lake
Great Sandy Bottom Pond
213 acres, 39 feet down, tucked south of Boston since the ice left.
- 7 ft · first step
- 13 ft
- 20 ft
- 26 ft
- 33 ft
- 39 ft · bottom
About Great Sandy Bottom Pond
Great Sandy Bottom Pond sits on Massachusetts's South Shore, roughly twenty miles south of Boston. Like most kettle ponds in this part of the state, it formed after the last glacier retreated, when a buried block of ice melted slowly and left a depression that filled with water. The pond covers about 213 acres, with roughly three miles of shoreline tracing its edge through wooded, low-lying terrain typical of the region's outwash plains.
At a modeled maximum depth of about 39 feet, the pond is deeper than many of its size class nearby, giving it a steeper drop-off from shore than the shallow, weedy ponds common to the area. It draws local anglers, paddlers, and swimmers from the surrounding South Shore towns rather than long-distance visitors. Its name is descriptive rather than promotional, a plain reference to the sand and sediment underlying its basin.
- 52 roads engraved around the shore, 9 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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Great Sandy Bottom Pond depth chart, in wood
This is a Great Sandy Bottom Pond depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 7 ft, 13 ft, 20 ft, 26 ft, 33 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 39 ft. The lake covers about 0.4 square miles, and 52 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 Great Sandy Bottom Pond 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 Great Sandy Bottom Pond 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 Great Sandy Bottom Pond.
Great Sandy Bottom Pond 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 Great Sandy Bottom Pond; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Great Sandy Bottom Pond 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 39 ft
- 0.4 square miles of water
- 52 shore roads engraved, 9 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
