Every Lake
Lake St. Clair
The heart-shaped lake between Huron and Erie, with the Grosse Pointes on its Michigan shore.
- 4 ft · first step
- 9 ft
- 13 ft
- 18 ft
- 22 ft
- 27 ft · bottom
About Lake St. Clair
Lake St. Clair connects Lake Huron and Lake Erie through the St. Clair and Detroit rivers, a shallow 430-square-mile heart of water that is only about 27 feet deep at its dredged shipping channel and averages around 11. The freighters cross it on a straight line; everyone else fishes it, since it may be the best smallmouth and muskie water in North America.
The Grosse Pointes, St. Clair Shores and Harrison Township's boat-lined canals are the Michigan shore; Walpole Island and the St. Clair delta — the largest freshwater delta in the world — are at the north end. Metro Beach, Belle Isle and the Detroit skyline are downstream.
- 24 shore towns named, with a star on each
- 18,002 roads engraved around the shore, 8 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 St. Clair depth chart, in wood
This is a Lake St. Clair depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 4 ft, 9 ft, 13 ft, 18 ft, 22 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 27 ft. The lake covers about 457.7 square miles, and 18002 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 St. Clair 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 St. Clair 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 St. Clair.
Lake St. Clair 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 St. Clair; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Lake St. Clair 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 27 ft
- 457.7 square miles of water
- 18002 shore roads engraved, 8 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
