Every Lake
Lake Oswego
Portland's lake town, four hundred acres of private water among the firs.
- 9 ft · first step
- 18 ft
- 28 ft
- 37 ft
- 46 ft
- 55 ft · bottom
About Lake Oswego
Lake Oswego is a natural lake south of Portland, Oregon, enlarged by a 1920s dam on Oswego Creek to about 405 acres and 55 feet deep, and owned by the Lake Oswego Corporation of shoreline homeowners. The town around it grew from an 1860s iron-smelting works whose furnace still stands in George Rogers Park.
The Oregon Iron Company's promoters reinvented the lake as a resort in the 1920s, and it has been one of Portland's wealthiest suburbs ever since; Lakewood Bay and the Lakeview Village shops sit at its east end.
- 280 roads engraved around the shore, 14 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 Oswego depth chart, in wood
This is a Lake Oswego depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 9 ft, 18 ft, 28 ft, 37 ft, 46 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 55 ft. The lake covers about 0.5 square miles, and 280 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 Oswego 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 Oswego 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 Oswego.
Lake Oswego 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 Oswego; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Lake Oswego 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 55 ft
- 0.5 square miles of water
- 280 shore roads engraved, 14 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
