Every Lake
Lake Yahola
Dammed on Bird Creek in the 1920s to give Tulsa its first city water supply.
- 7 ft · first step
- 14 ft
- 22 ft
- 29 ft
- 36 ft
- 43 ft · bottom
About Lake Yahola
Lake Yahola sits inside Mohawk Park on the north side of Tulsa, Oklahoma, formed by a dam across Bird Creek in the 1920s as part of the city's original municipal water system. The lake takes its name from Yahola, a Muscogee (Creek) name tied to the Creek Nation's presence in the area before Oklahoma statehood. It later gave up its role as a working water source and became part of the park grounds shared with the Tulsa Zoo.
At roughly 440 acres, Lake Yahola is a small, shallow reservoir rather than a deep-water lake, with a shoreline of about three miles winding through Mohawk Park's woods and open fields. Tulsa residents use it for walking trails, bird-watching, and fishing rather than large-boat recreation, and the surrounding park hosts the zoo, a golf course, and picnic areas. Its modest size and city-park setting make it more a neighborhood fixture than 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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Lake Yahola depth chart, in wood
This is a Lake Yahola depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 7 ft, 14 ft, 22 ft, 29 ft, 36 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 43 ft. The lake covers about 0.7 square miles. The shape of the bottom is the real one from published soundings, so anglers recognise their drop-offs and points.
A Lake Yahola 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 Yahola 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 Yahola.
Lake Yahola 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 Yahola; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Lake Yahola 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 43 ft
- 0.7 square miles of water
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
