Every Lake
Lake Riley
277 acres split between Eden Prairie and Chanhassen, twenty minutes from downtown Minneapolis.
- 9 ft · first step
- 19 ft
- 28 ft
- 37 ft
- 47 ft
- 56 ft · bottom
About Lake Riley
Lake Riley sits on the border of Eden Prairie and Chanhassen, two Minneapolis suburbs in Hennepin and Carver counties. Riley Creek runs through it as part of a small chain of lakes and wetlands that drains north toward the Minnesota River. The lake falls under the Riley-Purgatory-Bluff Creek Watershed District, one of several special-purpose districts set up around the Twin Cities to manage stormwater and water quality as farmland gave way to subdivisions through the second half of the twentieth century.
The shoreline is almost entirely residential, ringed by single-family homes built up from the 1960s onward as Eden Prairie and Chanhassen grew from farm townships into commuter suburbs. A public boat launch on the lake's south side gives access to anglers working it for walleye, largemouth bass, and panfish, and to residents running pontoons and fishing boats on summer evenings. It's a working neighborhood lake rather than a resort destination, closer in character to the hundreds of other small lakes scattered through the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro than to Minnesota's northern lake country.
- 48 roads engraved around the shore, 13 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 Riley depth chart, in wood
This is a Lake Riley depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 9 ft, 19 ft, 28 ft, 37 ft, 47 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 56 ft. The lake covers about 0.5 square miles, and 48 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 Riley 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 Riley 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 Riley.
Lake Riley 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 Riley; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Lake Riley 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 56 ft
- 0.5 square miles of water
- 48 shore roads engraved, 13 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
