Every Lake
Lake Wyola
124 acres held behind a small dam in Shutesbury, two miles of shoreline end to end
- 6 ft · first step
- 11 ft
- 17 ft
- 23 ft
- 29 ft
- 34 ft · bottom
About Lake Wyola
Lake Wyola sits in Shutesbury, a small town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, about ten miles northeast of Amherst. The lake was built by damming a brook, turning a stream valley into a standing pond that now covers roughly 124 acres. It is a man-made body of water rather than a natural glacial basin, and its shape still follows the old streambed it flooded, giving it a narrow, branching outline instead of a round or oval one.
The state operates a public park and swimming beach on the lake's shore, and the surrounding town remains lightly populated, with cottages and year-round houses ringing the water. Shutesbury has no downtown to speak of, so the lake functions as the town's main public gathering point, drawing people from Amherst and the wider Springfield area for swimming, canoeing, and fishing. At a modeled maximum depth of about 34 feet, it is shallow enough to warm through in summer but deep enough to hold fish through the 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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Lake Wyola depth chart, in wood
This is a Lake Wyola depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 6 ft, 11 ft, 17 ft, 23 ft, 29 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 34 ft. The lake covers about 0.2 square miles. The shape of the bottom is the real one from published soundings, so anglers recognise their drop-offs and points.
A Lake Wyola 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 Wyola 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 Wyola.
Lake Wyola 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 Wyola; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Lake Wyola 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 34 ft
- 0.2 square miles of water
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
