Every Lake
Lake Bob Sandlin
Formed by damming Big Cypress Creek, 62 miles of shoreline wrap Titus, Franklin, and Camp counties.
- 18 ft · first step
- 36 ft
- 55 ft
- 73 ft
- 91 ft
- 109 ft · bottom
About Lake Bob Sandlin
Lake Bob Sandlin was formed by damming Big Cypress Creek in northeast Texas, with the reservoir completed in 1977 to supply water to Titus, Franklin, and Camp counties. It is named for W.T. "Bob" Sandlin, a Texas state senator from Mount Pleasant who backed the project. The dam and the surrounding water district still manage the lake's level today, and the reservoir sits about 35 miles west of Longview, near the towns of Winnsboro and Pittsburg.
The lake is one of three built along Big Cypress Creek, alongside Lake Cypress Springs and Lake Monticello, and anglers know it for largemouth bass and crappie. Bob Sandlin State Park occupies part of the south shore, and the shoreline is otherwise lined with private docks, cabins, and lake houses used by families from Mount Pleasant, Winnsboro, and the wider Dallas-Fort Worth area on weekends. With roughly 62 miles of shoreline packed into under ten thousand acres, the lake has a branching, uneven edge rather than a simple oval, shaped by the creek bottoms it flooded.
- 10 shore towns named, with a star on each
- 459 roads engraved around the shore, 9 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 Bob Sandlin depth chart, in wood
This is a Lake Bob Sandlin depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 18 ft, 36 ft, 55 ft, 73 ft, 91 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 109 ft. The lake covers about 15.7 square miles, and 459 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 Bob Sandlin 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 Bob Sandlin 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 Bob Sandlin.
Lake Bob Sandlin 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 Bob Sandlin; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Lake Bob Sandlin 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 109 ft
- 15.7 square miles of water
- 459 shore roads engraved, 9 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
