Every Lake
Cayuga Lake
The longest Finger Lake, from Ithaca's gorges to the Erie Canal.
- 73 ft · first step
- 145 ft
- 218 ft
- 290 ft
- 363 ft
- 435 ft · bottom
About Cayuga Lake
Cayuga Lake is the longest of the Finger Lakes at about 38 miles and the second-deepest at 435 feet, its bottom far below sea level. Ithaca and Cornell University sit at the south end above the gorges; the north end joins the Erie Canal system through the Cayuga–Seneca Canal.
Taughannock Falls, the Cayuga Wine Trail and the villages of Aurora, Union Springs and Seneca Falls — where the 1848 women's rights convention met — line its shores. The lake's 'Cornell chimes' and the Cayuga salt beds underneath it are both real.
- 3,152 roads engraved around the shore, 3 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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Cayuga Lake depth chart, in wood
This is a Cayuga Lake depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 73 ft, 145 ft, 218 ft, 290 ft, 363 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 435 ft. The lake covers about 67.1 square miles, and 3152 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 Cayuga 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 Cayuga 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 Cayuga Lake.
Cayuga 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 Cayuga Lake; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Cayuga 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 435 ft
- 67.1 square miles of water
- 3152 shore roads engraved, 3 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
