List of lakes of Wisconsin explained

There are 15,074 documented lakes in Wisconsin.[1] [2] [3] [4] Of these, about 40 percent have been named. They range in size from small one-and two-acre (NaNacres) ponds to 137708sp=usNaNsp=us Lake Winnebago. They range in depth from a few feet (around 1 meter) to 350feet for Wazee Lake. Lake Winnebago is the largest lake by volume and the lake with the longest shoreline, discluding Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. The largest man-made lake is Petenwell Lake, which was created by damming the Wisconsin River. Vilas County has the most lakes (1,318) and Brown and Outagamie counties the fewest (4). Many lakes have the same names, with 116 named Mud Lake.[1] Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.

Great Lakes

Inland lakes

Named inland lakes are listed below. Alternate names are indicated in parentheses.[1]

Body of water acres Access[5]
Arbter Lake (Mud Lake, Schmok Lake) 16 partly within a DNR State Natural Area
Bley Pond 4.5 private access only
Bradley Lake (Little Lake,, or The Duck Pond) 19 within Sunset Park[6]
Butler Pond 3.2 private access only
Carp Lake[7] About 5 acres On Plum Island, which is open to public use in the Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Carp Lake becomes a lagoon of Lake Michigan during years when Lake Michigan's water levels are high.
864 public beach on the southwest corner and one other public area[8] in addition to public fee areas along the southeast within Whitefish Dunes State Park[9] and the north within the Ridges Sanctuary.[10]
Dunes Lake (Gerlach Lake, Gurlock Lake) 80.4 public access only by boat through Dolans (or Donlans, or Geisel) Creek[11] and Shivering Sands Creek
273 public boat access on southwest side of the lake; southeast side is part of Newport State Park[12]
Forestville Flowage 72.1 dam and southern shore is in Forestville Dam County Park
1,109 Much of the shoreline is owned by the DNR and other entities allowing public access.[13]
Krause Lake, also called Mud Lake (Chambers Island)[14] 3.7 northeastern shore enrolled in the DNR Managed Forest Program
41 22.1 acres surrounding the northern part of the lake is owned by an entity allowing public access;[15] a dock open to the public is located on the southwest shore near a museum[16]
Lost Lake 91.2 public access only by boat through Logan Creek
347 large areas of the north, west, and south shores are enrolled in the DNR Managed Forest Program
Mud Lake (Baileys Harbor) 155 DNR State Natural Area[17]
Pinney Lake 2.3 private access only
Pluff Pond ? formerly a 0.52-acre pond prior to nearby development; now only a small remnant remaining bordered by a wooded swamp
Rogers Lake 69.5 DNR State Natural Area (Mink River Estuary);[18] boat launch on Lake Michigan
Schwartz Lake (Schmoke Lake) 30 partly within a DNR State Natural Area[19]
Thorp Pond 6.4 private access only[20]
Unnamed Lake #2 4.1 private access only
Unnamed Lake #3 about 2 within Lyle-Harter-Matter County Park[21]
Upper Lost Lake 4.5 private access only
Zoo Lake 0.9 public access only by boat through Three Springs Creek[22]

See main article: List of lakes in Marinette County, Wisconsin.

See main article: List of lakes in Oneida County, Wisconsin.

See main article: List of lakes in Vilas County, Wisconsin.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources, Wisconsin Lakes. 2009.
  2. http://www.wisconsinlakes.org/ The Wisconsin Association of Lakes
  3. Web site: Lakes . Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20110713181949/http://www.lakelist.com/lakes/Wisconsin/ LakeList.com - List of Wisconsin Lakes (link dead)
  5. Web site: Figure 9: Door County Lakes and Ponds, pages 32–39 (pages 36–43 of the pdf); Rodgers lake is covered on page 23 (page 27 of the pdf) . Surface Water Inventory of Door County. Door County Soil and Water Conservation Department. January 22, 2019. June 27, 1999. https://web.archive.org/web/20200113073051/http://map.co.door.wi.us/swcd/Surface%20Water%20Inventory%20FINAL.pdf. January 13, 2020. and Find A Lake database, Wisconsin DNR; areas of public ownership or DNR Managed Forest Land are shown on the Door County Web Map
  6. https://www.sturgeonbaywi.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2019-Final-SunsetPark-Bradley-Lake-Master-Plan-Document.pdf Sunset Park Master Plan
  7. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015042514722&view=1up&seq=277 Flora and Vegetation of the Grand Traverse Islands (Lake Michigan), Wisconsin and Michigan
  8. https://townofsevastopol.com/town-parks-launch-area/ Town Parks/Launch Area
  9. https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/name/whitefish/pdfs/wdsummermap.pdf Whitefish Dunes State Park Summer Trail Map
  10. https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Lands/naturalareas/index.asp?SNA=543 Logan Creek (No. 543)
  11. http://map.co.door.wi.us/map/index.html?call=search_pin&fieldname0=PIN&value0=0220330282712B Public parking lot for the creek off of Haberli Road
  12. https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Lands/naturalareas/index.asp?SNA=379 Europe Bay Woods (No. 379)
  13. https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Lands/naturalareas/index.asp?SNA=335 Kangaroo Lake (No. 335)
  14. Mud Lake in the Ice Age National Scenic Trail Hiker Resource Map and Find A Lake > Door County > Mud Lake, Wisconsin DNR
  15. Washington Island Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan, 2011-2015, October 2011, page 21 (page 27 of the pdf)
  16. https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Lands/naturalareas/index.asp?SNA=554 Little Lake (No. 554)
  17. https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Lands/naturalareas/index.asp?SNA=125 Mud Lake (No. 125)
  18. https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Lands/naturalareas/index.asp?SNA=218 Mink River Estuary (No. 218)
  19. https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/lands/naturalareas/documents/topomaps/map559b.pdf Map: Cave Point-Clay Banks Shivering Sands Unit State Natural Area #559
  20. The pond itself and its shore are not part of the State Natural Area Thorp Pond (No. 403), Wisconsin DNR, January 31, 2020
  21. https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Lands/naturalareas/index.asp?SNA=544 Meridian Park (No. 544)
  22. https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Lands/naturalareas/index.asp?SNA=381 North Bay (No. 381)

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