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Little Falls Reservoir
A 1911 dam on the Spokane River backs up 48 miles of shoreline west of the city.
- 11 ft · first step
- 23 ft
- 34 ft
- 45 ft
- 57 ft
- 68 ft · bottom
About Little Falls Reservoir
Washington Water Power Company built Little Falls Dam on the Spokane River and completed it in 1911, generating electricity for the growing city of Spokane, about thirty miles upstream. The dam backed the river into a long, narrow reservoir that runs west through Stevens and Lincoln counties toward the river's confluence with the Columbia. The company later became Avista, which still operates the dam and the reservoir behind it as part of a chain of hydroelectric projects along the lower Spokane River.
The reservoir sits in rural Stevens and Lincoln counties, well outside Spokane's suburbs, with the unincorporated community of Ford, Washington the closest settlement on its banks. Public access comes through a small number of boat launches, and most traffic on the water is local anglers rather than large recreational crowds. Depth follows the old river channel, running deepest where the original Spokane River bed lies and shallower across the flooded banks on either side, and the reservoir's 48 miles of shoreline trace the many side draws and creek arms the dam backed up when it filled in 1911.
- 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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Little Falls Reservoir depth chart, in wood
This is a Little Falls Reservoir depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 11 ft, 23 ft, 34 ft, 45 ft, 57 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 68 ft. The lake covers about 7.7 square miles. The shape of the bottom is the real one from published soundings, so anglers recognise their drop-offs and points.
A Little Falls 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 Little Falls 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 Little Falls Reservoir.
Little Falls 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 Little Falls Reservoir; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Little Falls 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 68 ft
- 7.7 square miles of water
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
