Every Lake
Pomme de Terre Lake
Named by French trappers for the wild potato roots along its banks
- 16 ft · first step
- 31 ft
- 47 ft
- 62 ft
- 78 ft
- 94 ft · bottom
About Pomme de Terre Lake
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built Pomme de Terre Dam across the Pomme de Terre River in Hickory County, Missouri, finishing construction in 1961. The project was authorized for flood control on the Osage River system, with recreation added as a secondary purpose. The lake's name comes from French trappers who worked the river in the 1700s and 1800s, calling it after the wild potato tubers that grew thick along its banks. Hermitage, the Hickory County seat, and the smaller town of Pittsburg sit along its shoreline.
Missouri's Department of Conservation began stocking muskellunge in the lake in 1966, and it remains the only muskie fishery in the state. That stocking program, combined with populations of largemouth and smallmouth bass, crappie, and catfish, has made the lake a destination for anglers willing to work for a single trophy fish rather than a full stringer. Pomme de Terre State Park, split across two areas on opposite arms of the lake, adds camping and marina access. Houseboats and pontoon traffic are common in summer, drawn by the lake's many coves and its distance from larger metro areas.
- 16 shore towns named, with a star on each
- 756 roads engraved around the shore, 5 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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Pomme de Terre Lake depth chart, in wood
This is a Pomme de Terre Lake depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 16 ft, 31 ft, 47 ft, 62 ft, 78 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 94 ft. The lake covers about 12.9 square miles, and 756 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 Pomme de Terre 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 Pomme de Terre 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 Pomme de Terre Lake.
Pomme de Terre 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 Pomme de Terre Lake; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Pomme de Terre 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 94 ft
- 12.9 square miles of water
- 756 shore roads engraved, 5 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
