SC · depth model

Lake Marion

South Carolina's inland sea, with a drowned forest of cypress and stumps that never got cleared.

12 inch$149Desk, bookshelf, hallway. The closing-gift size. · ≈ 3.1 lb 17 inch$249Over a sideboard or in a reading nook. · ≈ 6.1 lb 24 inch$399The over-the-mantel piece. Islands appear at this scale. · ≈ 12.2 lb 30 inch$599Statement wall. Two hangers, every town on the shore named. · ≈ 19.1 lb

Make it yours family name · a line of text · a star on your place

Family name on the title block A line under it Title block preview

Your place — a star and a name on the board

Add a laser-cut desk stand (12" and 17" only) +$29

Made to order in Waterford, PA. Ships in 7–10 days, free in the lower 48. Birch, 5 mm per layer, keyhole hanger built in. By ordering you agree to our terms — decorative art, not a navigational chart.

The layers of this board — each depth is engraved on its step

24 ft · first step
48 ft
72 ft
96 ft
120 ft
144 ft · bottom

144 ftmaximum depth

89.9square miles of water

6depth layers cut

1,700roads engraved on the 12"

24towns named

3.1 lbthe 12" on the wall (≈ 19.1 lb at 30")

The lake

About Lake Marion

Lake Marion was formed in 1941 when the state-owned utility Santee Cooper dammed the Santee River as part of one of the largest New Deal public works projects in the South. At about 110,000 acres it is by far the largest lake in South Carolina, spanning five counties with the town of Santee on its southern shore. The land wasn't fully cleared before the water rose, so standing cypress and submerged stumps still fill much of the lake — part of why it produces trophy bass, including the state's record largemouth. General Francis Marion's old homestead lies under the water.

On the board

24 shore towns named, with a star on each
1,700 roads engraved around the shore, 6 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

Why we cut this one

Lake Marion is one of the lakes people ask us for by name — the kind of shoreline where the house has a name and the dock has a history. This board is cut from the same depth grid the configurator uses for all 104,419 lakes, so the shape is the real one.