Every Lake
Lake Tawakoni
In 2009, a colony of gelatinous creatures known as the 'Tawakoni blob' surfaced along the shoreline.
- 11 ft · first step
- 21 ft
- 32 ft
- 42 ft
- 53 ft
- 63 ft · bottom
About Lake Tawakoni
Lake Tawakoni is a reservoir on the Sabine River in northeast Texas, impounded by the Iron Bridge Dam and shared by Hunt, Rains, and Van Zandt counties. It sits roughly 50 miles east of Dallas and covers about 34,000 acres, with close to 100 miles of shoreline. The lake takes its name from the Tawakoni, a Wichita-affiliated people who once lived along the Sabine and Trinity river basins. Towns on its banks include Wills Point, Quinlan, Point, Emory, and the twin communities of East Tawakoni and West Tawakoni.
The reservoir supplies drinking water to parts of the Dallas area and is best known regionally for catfishing; anglers have taken record-class blue and channel catfish from its waters, and it is often called the catfish capital of Texas. In 2009, gelatinous, golf-ball-sized formations attached to submerged brush at Lake Tawakoni State Park drew national attention after visitors found them and news outlets dubbed the growths the 'Tawakoni blob' — they were later identified as a native freshwater bryozoan, not an invasive species. The lake also draws bass and crappie fishermen, and its creek arms and main-lake points are lined with public boat ramps and marinas.
- 24 shore towns named, with a star on each
- 2,251 roads engraved around the shore, 4 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 Tawakoni depth chart, in wood
This is a Lake Tawakoni depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 11 ft, 21 ft, 32 ft, 42 ft, 53 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 63 ft. The lake covers about 54.5 square miles, and 2251 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 Tawakoni 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 Tawakoni 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 Tawakoni.
Lake Tawakoni 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 Tawakoni; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Lake Tawakoni 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 63 ft
- 54.5 square miles of water
- 2251 shore roads engraved, 4 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
