Every Lake
Tappan Lake
Dammed in 1936 across Little Stillwater Creek, part of Ohio's flood-control reservoir system.
- 10 ft · first step
- 20 ft
- 31 ft
- 41 ft
- 51 ft
- 61 ft · bottom
About Tappan Lake
Tappan Lake sits in Harrison County, Ohio, formed when the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District dammed Little Stillwater Creek in 1936. The dam was one of fourteen built across the Muskingum River basin after the catastrophic Ohio flood of 1913, when state engineers concluded that a network of reservoirs, not levees alone, was the only way to hold back the watershed during heavy rain. The lake takes its name from the small unincorporated community of Tappan, itself named for a Presbyterian missionary family from the area's early settlement period.
The lake sits closest to the villages of Deersville and Tappan, with the city of Canton roughly 30 miles to the north and Pittsburgh about an hour east. Cabins, campgrounds, and a marina at Tappan Lake Park draw anglers going after muskellunge, saugeye, and catfish, along with families running pontoon boats out of Harrison County's rural farm country. The shoreline is heavily indented rather than round, winding back into narrow coves and creek arms that keep the lake's 29 miles of edge far longer than its open-water acreage would suggest.
- 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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Tappan Lake depth chart, in wood
This is a Tappan Lake depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 10 ft, 20 ft, 31 ft, 41 ft, 51 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 61 ft. The lake covers about 3.4 square miles. The shape of the bottom is the real one from published soundings, so anglers recognise their drop-offs and points.
A Tappan 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 Tappan 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 Tappan Lake.
Tappan 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 Tappan Lake; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Tappan 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 61 ft
- 3.4 square miles of water
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
