Every Lake
Hulah Lake
Built in 1951 to tame the Caney River, named for the Osage word for eagle.
- 7 ft · first step
- 14 ft
- 21 ft
- 28 ft
- 34 ft
- 41 ft · bottom
About Hulah Lake
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dammed the Caney River in northeastern Osage County, Oklahoma, building an earthen-core gravity dam between 1946 and 1951. The reservoir took the name of Hulah, a small farming community in the valley that the rising water covered. Hulah is an Osage word meaning eagle, a reminder that the lake sits inside the Osage Reservation. The dam's main job was flood control on the Caney River watershed, which had a history of overrunning towns downstream toward Kansas.
Hulah sits a short drive northwest of Bartlesville, in rolling Osage County ranchland far from any interstate. The lake and surrounding wildlife management area draw hunters after deer and waterfowl alongside anglers working for crappie, catfish, and sand bass. There is no large resort development around the shoreline; boat ramps, a small marina, and a state park cover most of the public access. It remains a working reservoir first, valued locally for flood control and fishing rather than as a destination lake.
- 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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Hulah Lake depth chart, in wood
This is a Hulah Lake depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 7 ft, 14 ft, 21 ft, 28 ft, 34 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 41 ft. The lake covers about 4.3 square miles. The shape of the bottom is the real one from published soundings, so anglers recognise their drop-offs and points.
A Hulah 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 Hulah 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 Hulah Lake.
Hulah 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 Hulah Lake; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Hulah 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 41 ft
- 4.3 square miles of water
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
