Devil's Lake

Visiting Devils Lake

Its coordinates are 43.4181, -89.7319. Maximum depth is around 47 feet.

If you need a named beach, Marshall Beach on Lake Mendota is some 26 miles from here. No named swimming beach is mapped at Devils Lake in the federal and state datasets this guide reads. Access is through whatever the operating agency provides on the ground, so check with them first. Where there is no marked beach, entry is usually from a boat ramp or an unimproved bank.

Most Michigan day-use areas open for the summer season and close outside it. No public sensor reports water temperature at Devils Lake, so the panel shows air temperature and wind. Water quality is monitored unevenly on inland lakes, so posted notices are the most reliable guide.

Readings come from station 05404500 (DEVILS LAKE NEAR BARABOO, WI). Over the record shown on the level page the gauge has moved between 6.96 ft and 8.85 ft (low on 2026-03-05, high on 2026-04-29). The last value stored here, 7.63 ft, is from 2026-09-09. When the pool drops, shoreline beaches grow and shallow ramps can run out of concrete.

Nearby water includes Lake Mendota (Wisconsin, 26 mi), Lake Monona (Wisconsin, 31 mi) and Lake Waubesa (Wisconsin, 35 mi). In all, 42 lakes in Michigan are covered here.