Every Lake
Barton Pond
39 feet deep, 222 acres, and it's really a slow bend in the Huron River
- 7 ft · first step
- 13 ft
- 20 ft
- 26 ft
- 33 ft
- 39 ft · bottom
About Barton Pond
Barton Pond formed in 1913 when Detroit Edison built Barton Dam on the Huron River to generate hydroelectric power for Ann Arbor. It is not a natural lake but an impoundment, stretching roughly two and a half miles upstream along the river's original channel. The dam still produces electricity today, operated by DTE Energy, and the reservoir doubles as a backup source for the Ann Arbor municipal water system, whose treatment plant sits just below the dam.
The pond runs along the city's northwest edge, bordered by Bird Hills Nature Area and the University of Michigan's Huron Hills golf course, with residential streets in the Barton Hills area facing the water. Rowers from the University of Michigan and local clubs use it as a practice course because the river's original bends give it a winding, narrow shape rather than an open basin. Canoeists and kayakers also use it, launching from Bird Hills or the Barton Nature Area to paddle the same stretch.
- 4 shore towns named, with a star on each
- 109 roads engraved around the shore, 11 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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Barton Pond depth chart, in wood
This is a Barton 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 109 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 Barton 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 Barton 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 Barton Pond.
Barton 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 Barton Pond; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Barton 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
- 109 shore roads engraved, 11 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
