Every Lake
Ossipee Lake
New Hampshire's sixth-largest lake, fed by four rivers and drained by a fifth toward Maine.
- 7 ft · first step
- 14 ft
- 21 ft
- 28 ft
- 35 ft
- 42 ft · bottom
About Ossipee Lake
Ossipee Lake covers 3,257 acres in Carroll County, New Hampshire, the sixth-largest lake entirely within the state, up to 73 feet deep. Four rivers feed it — the West Branch, the Bearcamp, the Lovell, and the Pine — and it drains east through the Ossipee River toward the Saco in Maine. The towns of Ossipee and Freedom sit on its shores, with Effingham close by, and the lake has grown into one of the region's busiest vacation-home lakes, ringed with cabins, condos, and rental cottages. Bass, pickerel, and stocked trout and salmon keep the anglers out even after the summer crowds thin.
- 167 roads engraved around the shore, 6 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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Ossipee Lake depth chart, in wood
This is a Ossipee Lake depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 7 ft, 14 ft, 21 ft, 28 ft, 35 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 42 ft. The lake covers about 5.0 square miles, and 167 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 Ossipee 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 Ossipee 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 Ossipee Lake.
Ossipee 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 Ossipee Lake; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Ossipee 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 42 ft
- 5.0 square miles of water
- 167 shore roads engraved, 6 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
