Every Lake
Fort Gibson Lake
Formed by a 1942 Corps of Engineers dam on the Neosho River near Muskogee.
- 14 ft · first step
- 29 ft
- 43 ft
- 58 ft
- 72 ft
- 87 ft · bottom
About Fort Gibson Lake
Fort Gibson Lake formed in 1942, when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed Fort Gibson Dam across the Neosho River in eastern Oklahoma. The project was built for flood control on the Arkansas River system, with hydropower added later. The reservoir takes its name from Fort Gibson, a frontier army post established in 1824 a few miles downstream, one of the oldest military posts in the state. The lake sits between Muskogee and Wagoner, in the hill country east of Tulsa.
The lake spans about 16,667 acres with roughly 118 miles of shoreline, its surface broken into long coves and points rather than one open basin. Sequoyah State Park sits on its northern shore, and marinas around Wagoner and Fort Gibson serve bass and crappie anglers who fish the flooded creek channels. Summer weekends bring pontoon boats and water skiers from Tulsa and Muskogee. Depths run deepest near the dam, while the upper arms near the Neosho's inflow stay shallow and warm.
- 16 shore towns named, with a star on each
- 1,127 roads engraved around the shore, 8 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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Fort Gibson Lake depth chart, in wood
This is a Fort Gibson Lake depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 14 ft, 29 ft, 43 ft, 58 ft, 72 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 87 ft. The lake covers about 27.6 square miles, and 1127 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 Fort Gibson 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 Fort Gibson 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 Fort Gibson Lake.
Fort Gibson 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 Fort Gibson Lake; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Fort Gibson 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 87 ft
- 27.6 square miles of water
- 1127 shore roads engraved, 8 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
