Every Lake
Hickory Hills Lake
321 acres, four miles of shoreline, a short drive from the mill city of Lowell.
- 6 ft · first step
- 12 ft
- 18 ft
- 24 ft
- 30 ft
- 36 ft · bottom
About Hickory Hills Lake
Hickory Hills Lake sits in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, a few miles from Lowell, the 19th-century textile city built along the Merrimack River. The lake itself never powered a mill; it lies apart from that industrial corridor, in the quieter, more residential terrain northwest of the city. At roughly 321 acres, it is large enough for open-water boating but small enough that most of its four miles of shoreline stay within sight of houses and trees rather than open development.
The towns around it are commuter suburbs that grew as Lowell's mill economy declined through the 20th century and workers and families moved outward. People on the water today are largely local: anglers working the shallows, residents with small boats and docks, kids swimming off the bank in summer. With a modeled maximum depth of about 36 feet, the lake is shallow enough to warm through the season and support the kind of casual, close-to-home recreation typical of small New England ponds and lakes near old mill towns.
- 42 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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Hickory Hills Lake depth chart, in wood
This is a Hickory Hills Lake depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 6 ft, 12 ft, 18 ft, 24 ft, 30 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 36 ft. The lake covers about 0.5 square miles, and 42 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 Hickory Hills 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 Hickory Hills 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 Hickory Hills Lake.
Hickory Hills 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 Hickory Hills Lake; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Hickory Hills 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 36 ft
- 0.5 square miles of water
- 42 shore roads engraved, 9 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
