Every Lake
Lake Arcadia
Dammed on Spring Creek in 1986, eight miles northeast of downtown Oklahoma City.
- 5 ft · first step
- 11 ft
- 16 ft
- 22 ft
- 27 ft
- 33 ft · bottom
About Lake Arcadia
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dammed Spring Creek, a tributary of the Deep Fork River, in 1986 to create the reservoir now known as Arcadia Lake. The project served two purposes: flood control for communities downstream and a water supply source for the city of Edmond. The dam sits a few miles northeast of Oklahoma City, in an area that had been farmland and prairie before the basin filled. The lake takes its name from the nearby town of Arcadia, home to the 1898 Round Barn on Route 66.
Arcadia Lake draws sailors, water skiers, and anglers from the Oklahoma City area, with marinas and ramps operated along its shore by the City of Edmond. Crappie and striped bass fishing keep tournament boats on the water through spring and fall, and a paved trail loops much of the lakeside parkland for runners and cyclists. Edmond's northeast side grew up around the lake after it filled, with subdivisions replacing the pasture that once bordered Spring Creek. On summer weekends the marinas fill with day-trippers from the metro, most of whom never see the Deep Fork River the lake was built to help control.
- 133 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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Lake Arcadia depth chart, in wood
This is a Lake Arcadia depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 5 ft, 11 ft, 16 ft, 22 ft, 27 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 33 ft. The lake covers about 2.5 square miles, and 133 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 Lake Arcadia 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 Lake Arcadia 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 Lake Arcadia.
Lake Arcadia 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 Lake Arcadia; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Lake Arcadia 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 33 ft
- 2.5 square miles of water
- 133 shore roads engraved, 9 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
