Every Lake
Lake Naomi
A Poconos ice-and-boating lake dammed in 1895, now the center of a private club community.
- 4 ft · first step
- 8 ft
- 12 ft
- 16 ft
- 20 ft
- 24 ft · bottom
About Lake Naomi
Lake Naomi was formed in September 1895, when the Pocono Spring Water Ice Company built a 14-foot dam across Tunkhannock Creek in Tobyhanna Township, Monroe County, to harvest ice and run a resort. Cottages and a bathing beach followed within a few years, and the nearby village, once called Naomi Pines, is now Pocono Pines. In 1963 the Steele family bought 2,600 acres around the lake and built the Lake Naomi Club, a private community now owned by its roughly 1,400 member families. The lake itself covers about 277 acres, with Timber Trails branching off its western end, and sailing is a longstanding tradition there.
- 19 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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Lake Naomi depth chart, in wood
This is a Lake Naomi depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 4 ft, 8 ft, 12 ft, 16 ft, 20 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 24 ft. The lake covers about 0.1 square miles, and 19 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 Naomi 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 Naomi 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 Naomi.
Lake Naomi 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 Naomi; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Lake Naomi 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 24 ft
- 0.1 square miles of water
- 19 shore roads engraved, 7 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
