Every Lake
Canandaigua Lake
The Chosen Spot of the Seneca, sixteen miles from the city pier to the hills.
- 46 ft · first step
- 92 ft
- 138 ft
- 184 ft
- 230 ft
- 276 ft · bottom
About Canandaigua Lake
Canandaigua Lake is the fourth-largest of the Finger Lakes, about 15.5 miles long and 276 feet deep, with the city of Canandaigua at its north end and Naples at the south. The Seneca creation story places their origin on Bare Hill on the east shore; the name means 'the chosen spot'.
The city pier's boathouses, Squaw Island, Kershaw Park and the Bristol Hills make it the most visibly settled Finger Lake; Naples at the south end is grape-pie country.
- 840 roads engraved around the shore, 15 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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Canandaigua Lake depth chart, in wood
This is a Canandaigua Lake depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 46 ft, 92 ft, 138 ft, 184 ft, 230 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 276 ft. The lake covers about 16.5 square miles, and 840 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 Canandaigua 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 Canandaigua 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 Canandaigua Lake.
Canandaigua 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 Canandaigua Lake; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Canandaigua 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 276 ft
- 16.5 square miles of water
- 840 shore roads engraved, 15 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
