Every Lake
Lake Limestone
Built in the 1970s to cool a coal plant on the Navasota River, near Bryan.
- 7 ft · first step
- 14 ft
- 21 ft
- 27 ft
- 34 ft
- 41 ft · bottom
About Lake Limestone
Lake Limestone sits on the Navasota River where Leon, Limestone, and Robertson counties meet, roughly 30 miles northwest of Bryan. The Texas Municipal Power Agency built the dam in the late 1970s to supply cooling water to the nearby Gibbons Creek Steam Electric Station, a coal-fired plant that was later mothballed. The reservoir also serves as a water source and recreation lake for the surrounding ranch country of east-central Texas.
The lake covers roughly 11,201 acres with about 67 miles of shoreline, its shape shallow and irregular from flooded creek bottoms and river bends rather than a single deep basin. Anglers come mainly for largemouth bass, and Texas Parks and Wildlife has stocked and managed the fishery since the reservoir filled. Shoreline development is mostly small subdivisions and fishing camps rather than resort towns, reflecting its start as a utility-district lake.
- 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 Limestone depth chart, in wood
This is a Lake Limestone depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 7 ft, 14 ft, 21 ft, 27 ft, 34 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 41 ft. The lake covers about 18.2 square miles. The shape of the bottom is the real one from published soundings, so anglers recognise their drop-offs and points.
A Lake Limestone 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 Limestone 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 Limestone.
Lake Limestone 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 Limestone; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Lake Limestone 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 41 ft
- 18.2 square miles of water
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
