Every Lake
Charles Mill Lake
Built in the 1930s to tame the Black Fork after Ohio's 1913 flood.
- 6 ft · first step
- 12 ft
- 17 ft
- 23 ft
- 29 ft
- 35 ft · bottom
About Charles Mill Lake
Charles Mill Lake sits on the Black Fork of the Mohican River in Ashland and Richland counties, Ohio, near Mifflin and Mansfield. The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District built the dam in the 1930s as part of a fourteen-reservoir flood-control system authorized after the 1913 flood that devastated the Muskingum River valley. The resulting lake covers roughly 1,193 acres with about 18 miles of shoreline, backing up behind an earthen dam that regulates flow into the Mohican and Walhonding watersheds downstream.
The lake draws boaters and anglers from Mansfield and the surrounding Richland County towns, with Charles Mill Lake Park operating campgrounds, cabins, and marinas along the shore. Walleye and saugeye stocking programs support a steady fishing crowd, alongside crappie and catfish. Maximum depth runs around 35 feet, shallow enough that much of the lake warms through summer, and the shoreline's irregular, branching coves reflect the flooded creek valleys the reservoir submerged when the dam went in.
- 12 shore towns named, with a star on each
- 136 roads engraved around the shore, 10 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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Charles Mill Lake depth chart, in wood
This is a Charles Mill Lake depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 6 ft, 12 ft, 17 ft, 23 ft, 29 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 35 ft. The lake covers about 2.0 square miles, and 136 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 Charles Mill 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 Charles Mill 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 Charles Mill Lake.
Charles Mill 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 Charles Mill Lake; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Charles Mill 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 35 ft
- 2.0 square miles of water
- 136 shore roads engraved, 10 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
