Every Lake
Skiatook Lake
Dammed on Hominy Creek in 1984, its 85 miles of shoreline sit just north of Tulsa.
- 16 ft · first step
- 32 ft
- 48 ft
- 63 ft
- 79 ft
- 95 ft · bottom
About Skiatook Lake
Skiatook Lake was formed in 1984 when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed a dam on Hominy Creek, a tributary of the Arkansas River system, in Osage and Tulsa counties. The project was built for flood control and municipal water supply, backing up water across roughly 8,644 acres. The lake sits just north of Tulsa, near the towns of Skiatook and Sperry, and today supplies part of the region's drinking water alongside its recreational use.
The lake's basin runs through rolling, wooded hill country typical of the Cross Timbers region, giving it an irregular, branching shoreline stretching about 85 miles rather than a simple oval footprint. It draws a mix of Tulsa-area boaters, bass and crappie anglers, and lake-house owners from nearby Sperry, Skiatook, and Sand Springs. With a maximum depth of about 95 feet near the dam, the lake tapers into shallow coves and creek arms upstream, a profile shaped by the original terrain the Corps flooded.
- 2 shore towns named, with a star on each
- 289 roads engraved around the shore, 4 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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Skiatook Lake depth chart, in wood
This is a Skiatook Lake depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 16 ft, 32 ft, 48 ft, 63 ft, 79 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 95 ft. The lake covers about 14.8 square miles, and 289 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 Skiatook 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 Skiatook 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 Skiatook Lake.
Skiatook 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 Skiatook Lake; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Skiatook 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 95 ft
- 14.8 square miles of water
- 289 shore roads engraved, 4 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
