Every Lake
Highland Lake
A shallow, six-mile lake in the hills above Stoddard, New Hampshire.
- 11 ft · first step
- 22 ft
- 34 ft
- 45 ft
- 56 ft
- 67 ft · bottom
About Highland Lake
Highland Lake lies mostly in Stoddard, in the hills of southwestern New Hampshire, a natural lake about 697 acres, six miles long but only 30 feet at its deepest. Bog Brook feeds it, and two outlets carry water out, one running through Island Pond toward the North Branch Contoocook River. Highland Lake Marina has served boaters since before the 1960s, and the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests keeps Pickerel Cove as a protected shoreline. Bass and pickerel fill the warm, shallow water.
- 97 roads engraved around the shore, 1 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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Highland Lake depth chart, in wood
This is a Highland Lake depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 11 ft, 22 ft, 34 ft, 45 ft, 56 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 67 ft. The lake covers about 1.0 square miles, and 97 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 Highland 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 Highland 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 Highland Lake.
Highland 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 Highland Lake; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Highland 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 67 ft
- 1.0 square miles of water
- 97 shore roads engraved, 1 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
