Every Lake
Lake Geneva
The Chicago money lake, ringed by a 21-mile public shore path past the old estates.
- 22 ft · first step
- 45 ft
- 67 ft
- 90 ft
- 112 ft
- 135 ft · bottom
About Lake Geneva
Geneva Lake in Walworth County, Wisconsin, is a spring-fed glacial lake about 7.5 miles long and 135 feet deep, an hour and a half northwest of Chicago. After the 1871 fire the city's industrial families — Wrigley, Schwinn, Maytag, Sears' Rosenwald — built summer estates around it, and the lake has been Chicago's Newport ever since.
The Geneva Lake Shore Path circles the entire lake across private lawns, a public right of way that dates to the Potawatomi. The Lake Geneva Cruise Line's mail boat still delivers letters to the piers, with the mail jumper leaping off and back on without the boat stopping. Fontana, Williams Bay and Lake Geneva are the three towns on the water.
- 6 shore towns named, with a star on each
- 794 roads engraved around the shore, 9 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 Geneva depth chart, in wood
This is a Lake Geneva depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 22 ft, 45 ft, 67 ft, 90 ft, 112 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 135 ft. The lake covers about 8.4 square miles, and 794 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 Geneva 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 Geneva 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 Geneva.
Lake Geneva 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 Geneva; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Lake Geneva 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 135 ft
- 8.4 square miles of water
- 794 shore roads engraved, 9 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
