Every Lake
Great Pond
252 acres, four miles of shoreline, and a 43-foot deep spot outside Manchester, New Hampshire.
- 7 ft · first step
- 14 ft
- 21 ft
- 29 ft
- 36 ft
- 43 ft · bottom
About Great Pond
Great Pond covers about 252 acres in southern New Hampshire, a short drive from Manchester. Its shoreline measures close to four miles, tracing a shape shared by coves, points, and a scattering of small islands typical of the region's ponds. The deepest water is modeled at roughly 43 feet, enough to stratify in summer and hold cooler water below the surface layer that warms for swimmers. Like most water bodies in this part of New England, its basin was carved out as the last glaciers retreated, leaving behind an irregular outline rather than a simple oval.
The pond sits away from any interstate, reached by two-lane roads that pass through small New Hampshire towns before opening onto the water. Its size keeps it out of state boating-traffic reports that track the bigger lakes to the north, and it draws a mix of year-round residents with camps on the shore and visitors who come for a single afternoon of fishing or paddling. Ice fishermen use it in winter; in warmer months, canoes and small aluminum boats outnumber anything with a motor large enough to need a permit sticker.
- 27 roads engraved around the shore, 4 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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Great Pond depth chart, in wood
This is a Great Pond depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 8 ft, 16 ft, 24 ft, 34 ft, 42 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 50 ft. The lake covers about 0.4 square miles, and 27 shore roads are engraved around it. The shape of the bottom comes from a peer-reviewed bathymetry model of the lake.
A Great Pond 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 Great Pond 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 Great Pond.
Great Pond 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 Great Pond; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes — from GLOBathy, a peer-reviewed bathymetry dataset that estimates the bottom of every lake from its shoreline and surrounding terrain. Each layer of birch is a depth contour. Where a lake has a published sounding survey we use that instead, and we are adding surveys lake by lake.
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 50 ft
- 0.4 square miles of water
- 27 shore roads engraved, 4 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
Keep reading
Guides from the people who cut these maps.
- Lake House Gifts That Actually Mean SomethingThoughtful lake house gifts and cabin gift ideas for Christmas: what lake people actually keep, how to choose a size, and how to word a personal line.
- Gifts for Fishermen Who Already Own Every LureUnique fishing gifts for the angler who has everything: a layered wood depth map of the lake they fish, with the structure they know by heart.
- Deepest Lakes in Michigan: Surveyed Depths and What Lies BelowWhich inland lakes in Michigan run deepest? Surveyed depths for Crystal, Mullett, Glen, Charlevoix and more, and how depth shapes color, fish and ice.
