Every Lake
Conesus Lake
Westernmost of New York's eleven Finger Lakes, eighteen miles of shoreline, walleye water.
- 11 ft · first step
- 22 ft
- 33 ft
- 44 ft
- 54 ft
- 65 ft · bottom
About Conesus Lake
Conesus Lake sits at the western edge of New York's Finger Lakes, a chain of narrow lakes gouged out by glaciers that retreated roughly 10,000 years ago. At just under eight miles long, it drains north into Conesus Creek and eventually the Genesee River. Livingston County surrounds it, with the hamlet of Lakeville anchoring the north shore and the town of Livonia to the east. Rochester sits about 25 miles north, making the lake a regular weekend destination for people leaving the city.
The lake is known locally for walleye and smallmouth bass, drawing tournament anglers throughout the summer alongside water-skiers and sailors on its long, narrow run. Camps and cottages line much of the eighteen miles of shoreline, many held by the same families for generations, with a public boat launch and swimming area at the north end near Vitale Park. Winters bring ice fishing shanties out onto the bay near Lakeville. It is smaller than its larger Finger Lakes neighbors, Seneca and Cayuga, to the east, but shares their glacial, steep-sided profile.
- 16 shore towns named, with a star on each
- 137 roads engraved around the shore, 5 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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Conesus Lake depth chart, in wood
This is a Conesus Lake depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 11 ft, 22 ft, 33 ft, 44 ft, 54 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 65 ft. The lake covers about 5.0 square miles, and 137 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 Conesus 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 Conesus 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 Conesus Lake.
Conesus 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 Conesus Lake; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Conesus 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 65 ft
- 5.0 square miles of water
- 137 shore roads engraved, 5 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
