Lakes

Lakes and reservoirs in Wisconsin

This guide covers 12 lakes and reservoirs in Wisconsin. 5 of them have a public water level gauge, and together they hold 14 mapped swimming spots. Each page carries the live level where an agency publishes one, plus weather, access points and sources.

12Lakes
5Live gauges
14Swimming spots

Lakes in Wisconsin

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Every lake, by relevance

Ordered by how much people search for them.

Lake Geneva

Wisconsin · Walworth County

Lake Geneva

Fed by the White River, Lake Geneva holds roughly 5,189 acres of water in Wisconsin. It lies in Walworth County. WI DNR / local…

Natural lake
Lake Monona

Wisconsin · Dane County

Lake Monona

Fed by the Yahara River, Lake Monona holds roughly 3,212 acres of water in Wisconsin. The lake is in Dane County. WI DNR / Dane…

Natural lake9 beaches
Lake Winnebago

Wisconsin · Winnebago County

Lake Winnebago

Lake Winnebago covers about 137,638 acres of the Fox River in Wisconsin. It lies in Winnebago County. Management is in the hands…

Natural lake
Delavan Lake

Wisconsin · Walworth County

Delavan Lake

At roughly 1,906 acres, Delavan Lake is one of the lakes covered in Wisconsin. Its shoreline falls inside Walworth County. WI DNR…

Natural lake
Lake Mendota

Wisconsin · Dane County

Lake Mendota

Lake Mendota covers about 9,736 acres of the Yahara River in Wisconsin. Its shoreline falls inside Dane County. WI DNR / Dane…

Natural lake3 beaches
Pewaukee Lake

Wisconsin · Waukesha County

Pewaukee Lake

Pewaukee Lake is a reservoir of some 2,437 acres on the Pewaukee River, in Wisconsin. You will find it in Waukesha County. It is…

Reservoir

Wisconsin · Jefferson County

Lake Koshkonong

Lake Koshkonong covers about 10,460 acres of the Rock River in Wisconsin. The lake is in Jefferson County. Rock-Koshkonong Lake…

Reservoir
Okauchee Lake

Wisconsin · Waukesha County

Okauchee Lake

Okauchee Lake is a reservoir of some 1,210 acres on the Oconomowoc River, in Wisconsin. It lies in Waukesha County. It is managed…

Reservoir
Devil's Lake

Wisconsin · Sauk County

Devil's Lake

Devils Lake is a lake of some 374 acres on the outflow =, in Michigan. Its shoreline falls inside Sauk County. Michigan DNR…

Natural lake
Lac La Belle

Wisconsin · Waukesha County

Lac La Belle

Fed by the Oconomowoc River, Lac La Belle holds roughly 1,154 acres of water in Wisconsin. You will find it in Waukesha County.…

Natural lake2 beaches
Nagawicka Lake

Wisconsin · Waukesha County

Nagawicka Lake

Nagawicka Lake covers about 981 acres in Wisconsin. The lake is in Waukesha County. Management is in the hands of Waukesha County…

Natural lake
Lake Poygan

Wisconsin · Winnebago County

Lake Poygan

Lake Poygan is a lake of some 14,024 acres on the Wolf River, in Wisconsin. It lies in Winnebago County. It is managed by…

Natural lake

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