Every Lake
Dexter Reservoir
A seven-lane, 2,000-meter course built for rowing since the University of Oregon crew arrived in 1967.
- 10 ft · first step
- 21 ft
- 31 ft
- 42 ft
- 52 ft
- 63 ft · bottom
About Dexter Reservoir
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finished Dexter Dam in 1954, backing up the Middle Fork Willamette River immediately downstream of the larger Lookout Point Dam. The two reservoirs went in together as part of a 13-dam Willamette Valley flood-control system that also handles power generation and irrigation. Dexter sits about 16 miles southeast of Eugene, with the town of Lowell on its western shore and the community of Dexter to the south.
Because Dexter's water stays calm and its shape runs long and straight, it became a rowing venue almost immediately: the University of Oregon crew has practiced there since 1967. The reservoir now carries a buoyed, seven-lane, 2,000-meter course that has hosted Pac-12 Championships, US Rowing Northwest Masters regionals, and the annual Covered Bridge Regatta, named for the 1945 covered bridge at Lowell that spans the water's edge. Outside regatta season, locals use it for water skiing, bass fishing, and paddling.
- 33 roads engraved around the shore, 1 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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Dexter Reservoir depth chart, in wood
This is a Dexter Reservoir depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 10 ft, 21 ft, 31 ft, 42 ft, 52 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 63 ft. The lake covers about 4.6 square miles, and 33 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 Dexter Reservoir 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 Dexter Reservoir 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 Dexter Reservoir.
Dexter Reservoir 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 Dexter Reservoir; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Dexter Reservoir 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 63 ft
- 4.6 square miles of water
- 33 shore roads engraved, 1 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
