Every Lake
Fish Lake
638 acres and five miles of shoreline, tucked into Chelan County near Wenatchee.
- 7 ft · first step
- 15 ft
- 22 ft
- 30 ft
- 37 ft
- 45 ft · bottom
About Fish Lake
Fish Lake sits in Chelan County, Washington, a short drive from Wenatchee and Leavenworth in the foothills of the Cascades. The lake covers roughly 638 acres with about five miles of shoreline and a maximum depth near 45 feet, shallow enough to warm through the summer while staying spring-fed and clear. Its basin sits along the Icicle-Peshastin corridor of forested valleys that drain toward the Wenatchee River, part of the broader network of small lakes scattered through this section of central Washington.
The lake has long drawn cabin owners and weekend visitors from the Wenatchee Valley, with a shoreline mostly built up in private lots and a public access point for boats and anglers. Rainbow trout stocking has kept it a fishing destination for generations, and its moderate depth and protected setting make it a swimming and paddling spot as much as a fishing one. Surrounding land stays forested, with Cascade foothills rising on most sides and Highway 209 running past its western edge.
- 18 roads engraved around the shore, 2 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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Fish Lake depth chart, in wood
This is a Fish Lake depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour. The lake covers about 1.0 square miles, and 18 shore roads are engraved around it. The shape of the bottom comes from a peer-reviewed bathymetry model of the lake.
A Fish Lake 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 Fish Lake 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 Fish Lake.
Fish Lake 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 Fish Lake; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes — from GLOBathy, a peer-reviewed bathymetry dataset that estimates the bottom of every lake from its shoreline and surrounding terrain. Each layer of birch is a depth contour. Where a lake has a published sounding survey we use that instead, and we are adding surveys lake by lake.
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
- 1.0 square miles of water
- 18 shore roads engraved, 2 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
Keep reading
Guides from the people who cut these maps.
- Lake House Gifts That Actually Mean SomethingThoughtful lake house gifts and cabin gift ideas for Christmas: what lake people actually keep, how to choose a size, and how to word a personal line.
- Gifts for Fishermen Who Already Own Every LureUnique fishing gifts for the angler who has everything: a layered wood depth map of the lake they fish, with the structure they know by heart.
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