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Greenwood Lake in NY and NJ!

Greenwood Lake in NY and NJ!

Made in USA, this is our wondrously detailed Map of Greenwood Lake in Orange County, New York and Passaic County, New Jersey!

Approximately 9 miles long and 0.7 miles wide
Maximum Depth: 57 Feet
Surface Area: 1,920 Acres
Shoreline: 22 Miles

Munsee Indians originally inhabited the expanse around Greenwood Lake, followed by the first European settlers in the 1700s. The Indians had christened the lake "Quampium", but it was renamed "Long Pond" by the new settlers, and ultimately "Greenwood Lake. 🍂🏘🏞



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Lookout Shoals Lake, North Carolina!

Lookout Shoals Lake, North Carolina!

Opened in 1915, the Lookout Shoals plant has for a hundred years been a key piece of our providence. Today, a small proportion is used to give rise to electricity, but Lookout Shoals and Duke Energy’s additional hydro plants supply “peak time” potential when energy is required.

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Lake Lookout, NC - Laser Cut Wood Map!

Lake Lookout, NC - Laser Cut Wood Map!

Our remarkably detailed, laser engraved and precision cut map of Lookout Shoals Lake in Catawba County, North Carolina with the following interesting stats carved into it:

Surface Area: 1,305 Acres

Shoreline Length: 27 Miles

Average Depth: 24 Feet

Lookout Shoals Lake was formed in 1915 with the construction of the hydro-electric station. The total length of Lookout Shoals dam and all accompanying structures is 2,750 feet. The concrete gravity spillway section is 933 feet long!🌤🌊

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Lake Hickory, North Carolina!

Lake Hickory, North Carolina!

Lake Hickory offers a crystalline color, since it has a sabulous floor, as irreconcilable to clay. The shoreline of Lake Hickory is one of its appreciable assets. Duke Energy, the possessor of the lake, has kept over twenty miles of shoreline for intrinsic areas! 🏖

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Lake Hickory, NC - Laser Cut Wood Map

Lake Hickory, NC - Laser Cut Wood Map

Our beautifully detailed, laser engraved and precision cut map of Lake Hickory in Catawba County, North Carolina with the following interesting stats carved into it:

  • 4,223 Surface Acres
  • 105 Miles of Shoreline
  • Average Depth: 33 Feet
  • Maximum Depth: 100 Feet

 

Lake Hickory was created on the Catawba River in 1927 with the completion of the Oxford Dam 11 miles northeast of Hickory. The dam parallels the NC Highway,_16 bridge over the Catawba River between Interstate 40 and Taylorsville. It is 122 feet high, with an overall length of 1,200 feet. The spillway section of the dam is 550 feet long. 

Lake Hickory was named after the city of Hickory and runs along its northern edge. The lake covers almost 4,223 acres with 105 miles of shoreline. Full pond elevation is 935 feet. Lake Hickory is a reliable source of water for the cities of Hickory and Conover and the town of Longview.

Duke Energy provides five public access areas on the lake in cooperation with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.

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Lake Rhodhiss, North Carolina!

Lake Rhodhiss, North Carolina!

Rhodhiss is a dependable wellspring of water for the neighboring cities of Granite Falls, Lenoir, Morganton and Valdese, North Carolina. Duke Energy provides four boat access areas and one bank fishing area on the lake in cooperation with N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission.🌅🦢

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Lake Rhodhiss, North Carolina - Wood Laser Cut Map

Lake Rhodhiss, North Carolina - Wood Laser Cut Map

This is a beautifully detailed, laser engraved and precision cut Map of Lake Rhodhiss in Burke and Caldwell Counties, North Carolina with the following interesting stats carved into it:

Completed in 1925

Surface Area: 3,060 Acres

Shoreline: 90 Miles

Average Depth: 20 Feet

Maximum Depth: 52 Feet

A view of surrounding mountain peaks and wildlife make the lake a beauty. The water is a crystal clear blue color because the lake has a sandy bottom as opposed to the murky waters that a clay bottom provides.

It is a narrow river-like reservoir within the large Catawba River Basin. About three fourths of the lake's watershed is forested and only three percent developed!

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Lake James in Burke County. North Carolina!

Lake James in Burke County. North Carolina!

This is our ravishing Laser Cut Wood Map of Lake James in Burke County, North Carolina!

The Lake was named after James B Duke, one of the founders of Duke Power.

Year Built: 1916-1923

Surface Acres: 6,510

Shoreline: 150 Miles

Maximum Depth: 120 Feet

Average Depth: 65 Feet

Formed by the impoundment of the Catawba River and the Linville River create Lake James, which is the most proactively upstream reservoir and operated by Duke Energy! 🏕🛶

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Lake James State Park!

Lake James State Park!

Lake James was created by a triune of earthen dams between 1916 and 1923 to furnish water for hydroelectric generation. To this day, it’s adjoined by urban developments, and Lake James State Park is a well liked landing place for treading water, boating and angling!🚣‍♀️🎣

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Interesting childhood fact about Abraham Lincoln!

Interesting childhood fact about Abraham Lincoln!

According to myth, Nolin River was reportedly named when a bracket of woodsmen camped on a hummock near the river and a member of the hunting party, Benjamin Lynn, became astray. The narrative continues as the rest of the gatherers returned to the hummock where someone said "Here is the knoll, but no Lynn!" The lost huntsman was later found alive, spry in appearance, and well encamped at nearby Lynn Camp Creek. The United States Board on Geographic Names settled on "Nolin River" as the stream's name in 1933. Another interesting fact is, as a child, Abraham Lincoln swam there!🌲🏇🏕🏹

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