Every Lake
Lake Cochichewick
489 acres, six miles of shore, a public water supply outside Lowell, Massachusetts.
- 9 ft · first step
- 18 ft
- 27 ft
- 36 ft
- 45 ft
- 54 ft · bottom
About Lake Cochichewick
Lake Cochichewick sits in North Andover, Massachusetts, a few miles from Lowell, occupying a basin carved by retreating glaciers. It runs roughly north to south, long and narrow compared to its width, with about six miles of shoreline wrapped around 489 acres of surface water. The lake serves as North Andover's public drinking water supply, a role that has shaped what happens on it: no swimming, no gas motors, and development kept back from much of the shore.
Because the lake is a water-supply reservoir, boat traffic is limited mostly to canoes, kayaks, and electric-motor craft, which keeps it quiet compared to lakes built around motorboats and waterfront cottages. Merrimack College sits along its edge, and the school's rowing team trains on the water, one of the few organized uses of the lake beyond fishing. Depth runs to about 54 feet at its deepest point, modest by regional standards but enough to hold cold water through summer for the trout stocked there.
- 2 shore towns named, with a star on each
- 59 roads engraved around the shore, 10 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 Cochichewick depth chart, in wood
This is a Lake Cochichewick depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 9 ft, 18 ft, 27 ft, 36 ft, 45 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 54 ft. The lake covers about 0.8 square miles, and 59 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 Cochichewick 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 Cochichewick 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 Cochichewick.
Lake Cochichewick 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 Cochichewick; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Lake Cochichewick 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 54 ft
- 0.8 square miles of water
- 59 shore roads engraved, 10 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
