Every Lake
Cranberry Lake
Dammed in the 1820s to feed the Morris Canal, not to make a lake.
- 6 ft · first step
- 11 ft
- 17 ft
- 23 ft
- 29 ft
- 34 ft · bottom
About Cranberry Lake
Cranberry Lake sits on the upper Musconetcong River in Byram Township, Sussex County, New Jersey. The lake took its present size when engineers dammed the river in the 1820s to supply water to the Morris Canal, which carried iron ore and coal across northern New Jersey. The canal itself closed in 1924, but the reservoir it created stayed behind, and a small hamlet also named Cranberry Lake grew along its shore.
The lake covers about 126 acres with roughly 3 miles of shoreline, small enough to cross by canoe in under an hour. Route 206 runs along its western edge, connecting the lake to the Allamuchy Mountain State Park area nearby. Cabins and year-round homes line the water, and the lake draws anglers after largemouth bass and pickerel, along with residents who've kept boats there for generations.
- 2 shore towns named, with a star on each
- 69 roads engraved around the shore, 12 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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Cranberry Lake depth chart, in wood
This is a Cranberry Lake depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 6 ft, 11 ft, 17 ft, 23 ft, 29 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 34 ft. The lake covers about 0.2 square miles, and 69 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 Cranberry 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 Cranberry 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 Cranberry Lake.
Cranberry 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 Cranberry Lake; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Cranberry 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 34 ft
- 0.2 square miles of water
- 69 shore roads engraved, 12 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
