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Alvarado Park Lake
A 351-acre reservoir outside Alvarado, Texas, named for the town, not a person.
- 5 ft · first step
- 10 ft
- 15 ft
- 20 ft
- 25 ft
- 30 ft · bottom
About Alvarado Park Lake
Alvarado Park Lake sits in Johnson County, Texas, a few miles from the towns of Alvarado and Cleburne, south of Fort Worth on the Blackland Prairie. The lake covers about 351 acres inside a public park, with roughly five miles of shoreline running past pastureland and stands of oak. Local anglers fish it for bass and catfish, and the surrounding grounds see camping and day trips from residents of Johnson County. It takes its name from Alvarado, the small county town it sits closest to, rather than from a person or landmark.
The lake draws mostly local traffic rather than out-of-town visitors, sitting inside a county park rather than on a major reservoir chain. Texas Parks and Wildlife fishing rules covering Johnson County waters apply here, and boat access is limited to small trailered or hand-launched craft. Cleburne, the Johnson County seat, is a short drive south and serves as the nearest town of any size for supplies. The lake follows a narrow flooded creek bottom, which gives it a longer, winding shape rather than a rounded basin.
- 37 roads engraved around the shore, 8 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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Alvarado Park Lake depth chart, in wood
This is a Alvarado Park Lake depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 5 ft, 10 ft, 15 ft, 20 ft, 25 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 30 ft. The lake covers about 0.6 square miles, and 37 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 Alvarado Park 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 Alvarado Park 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 Alvarado Park Lake.
Alvarado Park 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 Alvarado Park Lake; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Alvarado Park 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 30 ft
- 0.6 square miles of water
- 37 shore roads engraved, 8 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
