Every Lake
Lake Livingston
The Trinity River was impounded here in 1969 to supply Houston's drinking water.
- 30 ft · first step
- 60 ft
- 90 ft
- 121 ft
- 151 ft
- 181 ft · bottom
About Lake Livingston
The Trinity River Authority impounded the Trinity River in 1969, and the reservoir reached full pool by 1971. Lake Livingston spans parts of four counties — Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, and Walker — roughly seventy miles north of Houston. Its primary purpose is municipal water supply: the City of Houston draws a large share of its drinking water from the lake through a pipeline system built alongside the dam. The dam also generates hydroelectric power and helps manage flooding downstream along the Trinity River toward the Gulf of Mexico.
The town of Livingston sits on the lake's eastern shore, with Onalaska, Coldspring, and Point Blank around the western and southern edges, not far from Huntsville. The lake covers about 54,258 acres and about 72 miles of shoreline, making it one of the larger reservoirs located entirely within Texas. It draws catfish and crappie anglers more than water-skiers, since the upper end runs long and shallow along the old river channel before opening into wider basins near the dam. Duck hunters work the marshy upper reaches each fall.
- 24 shore towns named, with a star on each
- 1,870 roads engraved around the shore, 1 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 Livingston depth chart, in wood
This is a Lake Livingston depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 30 ft, 60 ft, 90 ft, 121 ft, 151 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 181 ft. The lake covers about 86.1 square miles, and 1870 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 Livingston 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 Livingston 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 Livingston.
Lake Livingston 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 Livingston; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Lake Livingston 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 181 ft
- 86.1 square miles of water
- 1870 shore roads engraved, 1 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
