Every Lake
Marble Lake
Nine miles of shoreline packed into 672 acres, forty-four feet at its deepest point.
- 7 ft · first step
- 15 ft
- 22 ft
- 29 ft
- 37 ft
- 44 ft · bottom
About Marble Lake
Marble Lake sits in southwestern Michigan, a short drive from Battle Creek, one of the small glacial lakes carved into the region's kettle-and-moraine landscape after the last ice sheets retreated. At roughly 672 acres, it is large enough for open water but ringed closely enough by shoreline that most of its nine miles of edge sit within sight of another dock. Cottages and year-round homes line the perimeter, many held by the same families for decades, with a public access point giving boaters and anglers a way onto the water without owning frontage.
The lake tops out around 44 feet at its deepest, modest compared to nearby glacial lakes with deeper basins, which keeps water temperatures warmer through summer and supports bass, bluegill, and panfish populations that draw local anglers year after year. Its shape is irregular rather than round, with bays and points that stretch the shoreline to nine miles despite the relatively compact acreage. That combination — moderate depth, broken shoreline, close-knit cottage rows — has made Marble Lake more of a quiet fishing and swimming lake than a destination for high-speed boat traffic.
- 81 roads engraved around the shore, 3 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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Marble Lake depth chart, in wood
This is a Marble Lake depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 7 ft, 15 ft, 22 ft, 29 ft, 37 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 44 ft. The lake covers about 1.1 square miles, and 81 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 Marble Lake 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 Marble Lake 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 Marble Lake.
Marble Lake 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 Marble Lake; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Marble Lake 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 44 ft
- 1.1 square miles of water
- 81 shore roads engraved, 3 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
