Every Lake
Lake Stevens
Six miles of shoreline carved by the last ice sheet, a few miles east of Everett, Washington.
- 9 ft · first step
- 18 ft
- 26 ft
- 35 ft
- 44 ft
- 53 ft · bottom
About Lake Stevens
Lake Stevens sits in Snohomish County, Washington, a few miles east of Everett, at the edge of the Puget Sound lowlands. The lake was carved by glacial ice sheets that retreated from the region roughly fifteen thousand years ago, part of the same glaciation that shaped the lowland lakes across western Washington. The city of Lake Stevens grew up along its western and southern shores, evolving from a mill town into a Seattle-area commuter suburb as the surrounding timber industry declined through the twentieth century.
The lake is known regionally for competitive rowing; the Lake Stevens Rowing Club trains on its open water, and the lake has hosted regional and national regattas on its long north-south course. Warm months bring water skiers, wakeboarders, and families to public swimming beaches on the north and south ends, while anglers fish for stocked trout and bass. The lake's straight, several-mile length makes it one of the longer uninterrupted rowing courses in western Washington, distinguishing it from the smaller, more irregularly shaped lakes typical of the Puget Sound lowlands.
- 335 roads engraved around the shore, 14 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 Stevens depth chart, in wood
This is a Lake Stevens depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 9 ft, 18 ft, 26 ft, 35 ft, 44 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 53 ft. The lake covers about 1.5 square miles, and 335 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 Stevens 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 Stevens 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 Stevens.
Lake Stevens 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 Stevens; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Lake Stevens 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 53 ft
- 1.5 square miles of water
- 335 shore roads engraved, 14 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
