Every Lake
Truman Lake
Missouri's largest reservoir, an Osage River dam renamed for the state's native son president.
- 27 ft · first step
- 55 ft
- 82 ft
- 109 ft
- 137 ft
- 164 ft · bottom
About Truman Lake
Truman Lake was built by the Army Corps of Engineers on the Osage River between Clinton and Warsaw, Missouri, with construction starting in 1964 under the working name Kaysinger Bluff before Congress renamed it in 1970 for President Harry Truman, a Missouri native; the dam was finished in 1979. The reservoir covers about 55,600 acres, Missouri's largest by surface area, with nearly 1,000 miles of shoreline stretching up the Osage, South Grand and Pomme de Terre river arms. Harry S Truman State Park sits on a peninsula jutting into the lake near Warsaw.
- 24 shore towns named, with a star on each
- 3,036 roads engraved around the shore, 2 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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Truman Lake depth chart, in wood
This is a Truman Lake depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 27 ft, 55 ft, 82 ft, 109 ft, 137 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 164 ft. The lake covers about 81.1 square miles, and 3036 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 Truman 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 Truman 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 Truman Lake.
Truman 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 Truman Lake; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Truman 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 164 ft
- 81.1 square miles of water
- 3036 shore roads engraved, 2 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
