Every Lake
Lake Gogebic
The largest natural inland lake in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, set inside a million-acre forest.
- 10 ft · first step
- 20 ft
- 30 ft
- 40 ft
- 50 ft
- 60 ft · bottom
About Lake Gogebic
Lake Gogebic is the largest natural inland lake in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, covering about 13,380 acres near the Wisconsin border in Gogebic and Ontonagon counties. The lake runs roughly 14 miles long and sits within the Ottawa National Forest, its shoreline largely undeveloped outside a scattering of small resorts and Lake Gogebic State Park. Walleye fishing is its main draw, aided by an average depth of less than 20 feet that warms the water quickly each spring, and the surrounding forest keeps the lake one of the quieter big lakes in the western U.P.
- 6 shore towns named, with a star on each
- 73 roads engraved around the shore, 0 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 Gogebic depth chart, in wood
This is a Lake Gogebic depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 10 ft, 20 ft, 30 ft, 40 ft, 50 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 60 ft. The lake covers about 20.6 square miles, and 73 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 Gogebic 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 Gogebic 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 Gogebic.
Lake Gogebic 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 Gogebic; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Lake Gogebic 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 60 ft
- 20.6 square miles of water
- 73 shore roads engraved
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
