Watertown, WI · population 22,617

Lakes and swimming beaches near Watertown

Watertown sits within reach of 9 lakes in this guide and 14 mapped swimming spots. The closest is Lac La Belle, about 11 miles out. Every page carries the water level where an agency publishes one, the current weather and the access points.

 Lakes near Watertown (9)  Swimming beaches near Watertown (14)

Water near Watertown

Lakes and swimming spots within reach.

Closest lakes to Watertown

Ordered by distance from the city center.

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
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
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…

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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
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 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
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 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

Swimming spots near Watertown

Lac La Belle

Park Street Beach

Oconomowoc County; 1.0 mi from the lake center.

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Lac La Belle

Bender Beach

Oconomowoc County; 1.1 mi from the lake center.

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Lake Monona

Olbrich Beach

Dane County; 2.2 mi from the lake center.

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Lake Mendota

Warner Beach

Dane County; 2.7 mi from the lake center.

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Lake Monona

Tenney Beach

Dane County; 2.0 mi from the lake center.

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Lake Monona

B B Clarke Beach

Dane County; 0.9 mi from the lake center.

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