Every Lake
Tanwax Lake
158 acres and two miles of shoreline outside Eatonville, Pierce County, Washington
- 7 ft · first step
- 14 ft
- 21 ft
- 28 ft
- 35 ft
- 42 ft · bottom
About Tanwax Lake
Tanwax Lake sits in the rolling foothill country of Pierce County, about 30 miles southeast of Tacoma and a few miles from Eatonville. The lake covers roughly 158 acres, ringed almost entirely by private homes and cabins built up over the twentieth century as families from Tacoma and the Puyallup Valley bought small lots for summer use. Washington State Route 161 runs nearby, connecting the lake to Eatonville and on to Mount Rainier National Park, which made the area an easy weekend drive for Tacoma residents long before it became a year-round community.
Its shoreline runs about two miles around, short enough to make Tanwax a lake people know by name rather than by acreage, and its water reaches an estimated 42 feet at the deepest point. The lake supports a resident population of largemouth bass, trout, and panfish, and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has stocked it for recreational angling. A public boat launch on the north end gives access to anglers and paddlers alongside the private docks that line the rest of the shore, and the surrounding roads still carry the names of the families who first platted lots here.
- 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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Tanwax Lake depth chart, in wood
This is a Tanwax Lake depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 7 ft, 14 ft, 21 ft, 28 ft, 35 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 42 ft. The lake covers about 0.3 square miles. The shape of the bottom is the real one from published soundings, so anglers recognise their drop-offs and points.
A Tanwax 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 Tanwax 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 Tanwax Lake.
Tanwax 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 Tanwax Lake; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Tanwax Lake 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 42 ft
- 0.3 square miles of water
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
