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Richland-Chambers Reservoir
A Tarrant County water-supply reservoir that once held the world-record blue catfish.
- 13 ft · first step
- 26 ft
- 38 ft
- 51 ft
- 64 ft
- 77 ft · bottom
About Richland-Chambers Reservoir
Richland-Chambers Reservoir sits across Navarro and Freestone counties in East Texas, formed when the Tarrant Regional Water District dammed Richland Creek in the 1980s. The project was built to supply drinking water to Fort Worth and the surrounding metroplex, piping water more than forty miles west through an aqueduct system. The dam backs up two creek arms, Richland and Chambers, giving the lake its name and its long, forked shoreline running through Corsicana, Kerens, and Streetman.
The reservoir became known among anglers for trophy blue catfish, including a fish that set a world record for the species when it was caught here in 2004. Bass tournaments run out of the small public ramps along its edges, and the upper creek arms, thick with flooded timber, draw duck hunters in the winter. Because the shoreline is mostly undeveloped water-authority land rather than lakefront subdivisions, the lake sees more boat traffic from Corsicana and Dallas day-trippers than year-round residents.
- 20 shore towns named, with a star on each
- 1,275 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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Richland-Chambers Reservoir depth chart, in wood
This is a Richland-Chambers Reservoir depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 13 ft, 26 ft, 38 ft, 51 ft, 64 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 77 ft. The lake covers about 63.1 square miles, and 1275 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 Richland-Chambers Reservoir 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 Richland-Chambers Reservoir 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 Richland-Chambers Reservoir.
Richland-Chambers Reservoir 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 Richland-Chambers Reservoir; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Richland-Chambers Reservoir 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 77 ft
- 63.1 square miles of water
- 1275 shore roads engraved, 1 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
