VA · depth model

Lake Moomaw

A cold mountain reservoir on the Jackson River, ringed by national forest on every side.

12 inch$149Desk, bookshelf, hallway. The closing-gift size. · ≈ 2.7 lb 17 inch$249Over a sideboard or in a reading nook. · ≈ 5.3 lb 24 inch$399The over-the-mantel piece. Islands appear at this scale. · ≈ 10.6 lb 30 inch$599Statement wall. Two hangers, every town on the shore named. · ≈ 16.6 lb

Make it yours family name · a line of text · a star on your place

Family name on the title block A line under it Title block preview

Your place — a star and a name on the board

Add a laser-cut desk stand (12" and 17" only) +$29

Made to order in Waterford, PA. Ships in 7–10 days, free in the lower 48. Birch, 5 mm per layer, keyhole hanger built in. By ordering you agree to our terms — decorative art, not a navigational chart.

The layers of this board — each depth is engraved on its step

13 ft · first step
25 ft
38 ft
51 ft
63 ft
76 ft · bottom

76 ftmaximum depth

3.7square miles of water

6depth layers cut

45roads engraved on the 12"

4towns named

2.7 lbthe 12" on the wall (≈ 16.6 lb at 30")

The lake

About Lake Moomaw

Lake Moomaw was created by the Army Corps of Engineers, which built Gathright Dam on the Jackson River and filled the lake between 1979 and 1982 for flood control on the James River system. It covers close to 2,500 acres and sits almost entirely within the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests near Covington, in Virginia's Allegheny Highlands. The lake is named for Benjamin Moomaw, who pushed for the project's approval, while the dam takes its name from the family whose land it flooded. Trout, bass and crappie fishing draw people to a shoreline with almost no private development.

On the board

4 shore towns named, with a star on each
45 roads engraved around the shore, 0 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

Why we cut this one

Lake Moomaw is one of the lakes people ask us for by name — the kind of shoreline where the house has a name and the dock has a history. This board is cut from the same depth grid the configurator uses for all 104,419 lakes, so the shape is the real one.