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Senecaville Lake
One of fourteen reservoirs Ohio built after the flood of 1913 nearly wiped out the valley
- 10 ft · first step
- 20 ft
- 30 ft
- 40 ft
- 50 ft
- 60 ft · bottom
About Senecaville Lake
Senecaville Lake was formed by damming the Seneca Fork of Wills Creek in Guernsey County, Ohio. The dam was built in the 1930s by the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District, working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as part of a fourteen-reservoir flood-control system planned after the catastrophic Ohio flood of 1913. The village of Senecaville sits near the dam at the lake's southern end.
The lake covers about 3,403 acres with roughly 29 miles of shoreline, a long and branching shape typical of the Muskingum district's flood-control lakes. It draws bass and crappie anglers, pontoon boaters, and cabin owners from the small towns of Guernsey and Noble counties, with Zanesville the nearest larger city. A state wildlife area borders parts of the shoreline, drawing hunters in fall alongside the boating traffic.
- 24 shore towns named, with a star on each
- 198 roads engraved around the shore, 9 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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Senecaville Lake depth chart, in wood
This is a Senecaville Lake depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 10 ft, 20 ft, 30 ft, 40 ft, 50 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 60 ft. The lake covers about 5.6 square miles, and 198 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 Senecaville 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 Senecaville 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 Senecaville Lake.
Senecaville 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 Senecaville Lake; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Senecaville 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 60 ft
- 5.6 square miles of water
- 198 shore roads engraved, 9 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
