Every Lake
Mazaska Lake
A 650-acre lake outside Faribault named for the Dakota word for money.
- 9 ft · first step
- 19 ft
- 28 ft
- 38 ft
- 47 ft
- 57 ft · bottom
About Mazaska Lake
Mazaska Lake sits in Rice County, Minnesota, a few miles from Faribault, in the rolling farmland and woodlots typical of the state's southern lake belt. Its name comes from the Dakota word "mazaska," meaning money or silver, a legacy of the Dakota communities who lived across this part of the Cannon River valley before Alexander Faribault established a trading post nearby in the 1820s. The lake covers roughly 650 acres with about five miles of shoreline.
Today the lake is ringed mostly by private homes and seasonal cabins, with public access maintained for boating and fishing. Anglers work it for walleye, bass, and panfish, and it draws a mix of Faribault-area residents and Twin Cities visitors making the hour-long drive south on weekends. At a modeled maximum depth of about 57 feet, it runs deeper than many of the shallow, weedy lakes common to the region, giving it a smaller but more defined basin than its acreage alone would suggest.
- 2 shore towns named, with a star on each
- 24 roads engraved around the shore, 6 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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Mazaska Lake depth chart, in wood
This is a Mazaska Lake depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 9 ft, 19 ft, 28 ft, 38 ft, 47 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 57 ft. The lake covers about 1.1 square miles, and 24 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 Mazaska 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 Mazaska 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 Mazaska Lake.
Mazaska 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 Mazaska Lake; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Mazaska 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 57 ft
- 1.1 square miles of water
- 24 shore roads engraved, 6 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
