Every Lake
Lake Winnipesaukee
New Hampshire's big lake — 72 square miles, some 250 islands, and the oldest summer resort in America on its shore.
- 30 ft · first step
- 60 ft
- 90 ft
- 120 ft
- 150 ft
- 180 ft · bottom
About Lake Winnipesaukee
Winnipesaukee is the largest lake in New Hampshire and one of the most complicated outlines in the country: bays within bays, more than two hundred and fifty islands, and a shoreline so long that the boat that circles it, the M/S Mount Washington, has been making the trip since the 1870s in one hull or another.
Wolfeboro on the southeast shore claims to be the oldest summer resort in America, and the claim holds: the royal governor, John Wentworth, built his summer estate there in 1768, and people have been coming for the same reason since. Weirs Beach on the west side is the other pole — boardwalk, arcade, the bike rally in June.
The lake's year is measured by ice-out, the day the Mount Washington can once again reach all of its ports, announced each spring and bet on all winter. The name, in Abenaki, is usually given as "smile of the Great Spirit."
- Wolfeboro, Meredith, Weirs Beach, Alton Bay, Center Harbor
- Route 3 and 11 around the shore
- Rattlesnake, Bear and the Long Island bridge
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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Lake Winnipesaukee depth chart, in wood
This is a Lake Winnipesaukee depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 30 ft, 60 ft, 90 ft, 120 ft, 150 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 180 ft. The lake covers about 77.1 square miles, and 4042 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 Lake Winnipesaukee 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 Lake Winnipesaukee 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 Lake Winnipesaukee.
Lake Winnipesaukee 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 Lake Winnipesaukee; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Lake Winnipesaukee 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 180 ft
- 77.1 square miles of water
- 4042 shore roads engraved
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
