Every Lake
Oologah Lake
Built by the Army Corps on the Verdigris River, a few miles from Will Rogers' birthplace.
- 15 ft · first step
- 30 ft
- 45 ft
- 61 ft
- 76 ft
- 91 ft · bottom
About Oologah Lake
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built Oologah Dam on the Verdigris River, creating the reservoir across Rogers and Nowata counties in northeastern Oklahoma. The lake sits roughly twenty miles northeast of Tulsa, and the Tulsa metro area draws part of its drinking water supply from it. The town of Oologah, on the lake's western shore, gave the reservoir its name. Humorist and actor Will Rogers was born in 1879 on a ranch a few miles from where the lake now spreads; the ranch house, known as the Dog Iron Ranch, was later moved to higher ground above the shoreline.
Oologah Lake covers about 28,000 acres but runs shallow for a reservoir its size, with the deepest water confined to the old river channel near the dam. Most of the lake spreads across flat, wooded bottomland, which gives it a broad, irregular shoreline stretching past a hundred miles. Anglers fish it for largemouth bass, catfish, and stocked striped bass, and public marinas and boat ramps line several stretches of shore. The surrounding land stays largely rural compared with lakes closer to downtown Tulsa, drawing weekend boaters and campers out from the city rather than lakefront homeowners.
- 20 shore towns named, with a star on each
- 655 roads engraved around the shore, 7 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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Oologah Lake depth chart, in wood
This is a Oologah Lake depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 15 ft, 30 ft, 45 ft, 61 ft, 76 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 91 ft. The lake covers about 46.1 square miles, and 655 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 Oologah 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 Oologah 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 Oologah Lake.
Oologah 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 Oologah Lake; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Oologah 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 91 ft
- 46.1 square miles of water
- 655 shore roads engraved, 7 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
