Every Lake
Great Sacandaga Lake
A 1930 flood-control reservoir the size of a small county, with ten towns still underneath it.
- 15 ft · first step
- 30 ft
- 45 ft
- 60 ft
- 74 ft
- 89 ft · bottom
About Great Sacandaga Lake
Great Sacandaga Lake was created in 1930 when the Conklingville Dam closed on the Sacandaga River, a flood-control project that flooded ten small communities and forced out about 1,100 people; two dozen cemeteries had to be moved first. It covers close to 42 square miles and runs some 29 miles long, up to 70 feet deep, northeast of Johnstown and Gloversville in the southern Adirondack foothills. Boating and bass fishing bring people now — a 46-pound northern pike, once a world record, came from it in 1940 — and the name changed from 'reservoir' to 'lake' in the 1960s to help sell it as a vacation spot.
- 24 shore towns named, with a star on each
- 1,337 roads engraved around the shore, 2 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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Great Sacandaga Lake depth chart, in wood
This is a Great Sacandaga Lake depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 15 ft, 30 ft, 45 ft, 60 ft, 74 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 89 ft. The lake covers about 38.5 square miles, and 1337 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 Great Sacandaga 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 Great Sacandaga 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 Great Sacandaga Lake.
Great Sacandaga 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 Great Sacandaga Lake; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Great Sacandaga 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 89 ft
- 38.5 square miles of water
- 1337 shore roads engraved, 2 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
