Every Lake
Lake Champlain
A hundred and twenty miles of water between the Adirondacks and the Green Mountains.
- 67 ft · first step
- 133 ft
- 200 ft
- 267 ft
- 333 ft
- 400 ft · bottom
About Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain is the sixth-largest freshwater lake in the United States by area, running north from Whitehall, New York, to the Quebec border with Vermont on the east shore and the Adirondack foothills on the west. It is 400 feet deep off Split Rock and holds islands large enough to have their own towns — Grand Isle, North Hero, Isle La Motte.
Samuel de Champlain saw it in 1609, Benedict Arnold fought a fleet action on it at Valcour Island in 1776, and Thomas Macdonough's victory at Plattsburgh Bay in 1814 ended the British campaign from Canada. Burlington's waterfront, Shelburne's farms and the ferries to Essex and Port Kent are the modern lake.
- 24 shore towns named, with a star on each
- 1,964 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
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 Champlain depth chart, in wood
This is a Lake Champlain depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 67 ft, 133 ft, 200 ft, 267 ft, 333 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 400 ft. The lake covers about 502.0 square miles, and 1964 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 Champlain 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 Champlain 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 Champlain.
Lake Champlain 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 Champlain; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Lake Champlain 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 400 ft
- 502.0 square miles of water
- 1964 shore roads engraved
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
