38°57′ N · 120°02′ W — Lake Tahoe basin

Terrain
Theory

A study of one lake, above & below the waterline.

Five plates drawn from topographic and bathymetric survey data — the ridgelines that hold the basin and the soundings that fall away beneath it — printed on shirts and totes.

Surface
6,225 ft
Max depth
1,645 ft
Plates
5
The five platesWhy vertical feet
Plate No. 027 — Above & Below: Lake Tahoe topographic contours and bathymetric ridgelines

The plates

5 drawings · 2 inks · printed to order

Plate No. 027 — Above & Below

No. 027

Above & Below

from $22
Plate No. 047 — Elevation & Depth

No. 047

Elevation & Depth

from $22
Plate No. 087 — Max Depth

No. 087

Max Depth

from $22
Plate No. 167 — Contour Study

No. 167

Contour Study

from $22
Plate No. 187 — Topography + Bathymetry

No. 187

Topography + Bathymetry

from $22

Below the surface

Every line is a measurement.

No. 027 — west shore — contour detail at print scale
No. 027 — west shore
No. 087 — lakebed transects — contour detail at print scale
No. 087 — lakebed transects
No. 167 — southeast field — contour detail at print scale
No. 167 — southeast field

Shown at 100% of print scale. Land contours trace equal elevation; the ridgelines inside the lake are echo-sounded depth transects. Nothing is decorative.

−1,645 ft — the bottom of the page

Soundings

Occasional dispatches: new plates, new lakes, and the survey stories behind the lines.