List of lakes in Wisconsin Facts for Kids

There are 15,074 documented lakes in Wisconsin. Of these, about 40 percent have been named. They range in size from small one-and two-acre ponds to 137,708-acre Lake Winnebago. They range in depth from a few feet to 350 feet for Wazee Lake. Lake Winnebago is the largest lake by volume and the lake with the longest shoreline. 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.

Great Lakes
Inland lakes

Great Lakes

Lake Michigan (extends into Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan)
Lake Superior (extends into Michigan, Minnesota, and Ontario)

Inland lakes

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

Bay Beach Lagoons
Harbor Lights Lake
Lilly Lake
Middle Lake
Third Lake

Buffalo County

Bensel Pond
Black Lake
Duck Lake (Bennetts)
Lizzie Pauls Pond
Mirror Lake
Rainbow (Gilmanton Pond)
Stump Lake

Burnett County

Calumet County

Becker Lake
Brillion Quarry Lake
Boot Lake
Chilton Millpond
Grass Lake
Hayton Pond
Round Lake
Schildhauer Pond
Winnebago Lake

Chippewa County

Clark County

Abbot Ranch Flowage
Arbutus Lake
Beaver Flowage
Carter Pool
Dorchester Park Pond
Emerson Lake (Humbird Pond)
Granton Park Pond
Iron Run Flowage
Mead Lake
Neillsville City Pond
Owen Pond
Rock Dam Lake (Hay)
Sherwood Lake
Simes Creek Flowage (Willow)
Snyder Lake
Sportsman Lake
Spruce Lake

Columbia County

Crawford County

Clear Lake
Columbus Lake
Garnet Lake
Gordons Bay
Gremore Lake (Courtois Pond)
Lake Winneskiek
Marais Lake
McGregor Lake
Spring Lake (Sioux Bayou)

Dane County

Dodge County

Alderley Millpond
Beaver Dam Lake
Chub Lake
Collins Lake (Little Mud)
Crystal Lake
Danville Millpond
Emily Lake
Fox Lake
Horicon Marsh Pond
Kekoskee Millpond
Lomira Pond
Lost Lake
Lowell Millpond
Mayville Pond, Lower
Mayville Pond, Upper
Mud Lake
Neosho Mill Pond
Sinissippi Lake (Hustisford)
Theresa Millpond

Blakely Lake
Big Lake
Eau Galle Lake
Elk Creek Lake
Menomin Lake
Mirror Lake
Old Elk Lake
Rock Falls Millpond
Sneen Lake
Tainter Lake

Eau Claire County

Altoona Lake
Cooley Lake
Coon Fork Flowage
Dells Millpond (Rodell)
Dells Pond
Eau Claire Lake
Elk Creek Lake
Fairchild Pond
Fall Creek Pond
Halfmoon Lake
Powell Lake (Powers, Wilson)

Bertom Lake
Big Cat Slough
Bullhead Slough
Coalpit Slough
Crooked Slough
Dead Lake
Dixon Lake
Ferry Lake
Fish Trap Lake
Glen Lake
Jones Slough (WI River oxbow)
Long Slough
McCartney Lake
Mt Hope Rearing Pond
Oleart Lake
Poffenrath Slough
Pospichal Slough
Postel Slough
Rice Lake
Sand Cut
Walnut
Whites Slough
Woodman Lake

Green County

Albany Lake (Millpond)
Beckman Lake
Decatur Lake
Lake Montesian
Zanders Lake

Green Lake County

Big Twin Lake
Dog Lake
Grand Lake (Millpond)
Grand River Marsh
Green Lake (Big Green)
Heart Lake
Little Green Lake
Little Twin Lake
Manchester Millpond
Maria Lake
Puckyan Millpond
Puckaway Lake
Spring Lake
Spring Lake (Spirit)

Iowa County

Avoca Lake
Birch Lake
Blackhawk Lake
Cox Hollow Lake
Goodwiler Lake
Halverson Lake
Helen Lake
Kendall Lake
Long Lake
Ludden Lake
Taliesin Lake
Twin Valley Lake

Beaver Flowage
Big Lake
Castle Rock Lake
Decorah Lake
Eagle Nest Flowage (Potters)
Goose Pool
Kilbourn Flowage
Kingston Flowage
Lemonweir Millpond
Meadow Valley Flowage
New Lisbon Lake
Orange Millpond
Petenwell Lake
Pool #13
Pool #18
Pool #19
Pool #27
Pool #28
Rynearson Flowage No. 1
Rynearson Flowage No. 2
Sprague-Mather Flowage
Suk & Cerney Flowage
Trout Lake

Kenosha County

Kewaunee County

Alaska Lake, East
Alaska Lake, West
Bruemmerville Pond
Casco Millpond
Chada Lake (Chadas)
Engledinger Lake
Hallada Lake (Steffel Pond)
Heidmann Lake (Bolt)
Krohns Lake
Little Mud Lake (Red River Swamp)
Seidl Lake (Seidel)
Shea Lake
Stump Pond
Silver Lake (Sylvan, Hunsader)

La Crosse County

French Lake
Hillview Pond
Lake Onalaska
Long Lake
Neshonoc Lake
Van Loon Lake
Veterans Memorial Park Pond

Lafayette County

Bloody Lake
Hidden Valley
Joy Lake
Horseshoe Lake
Yellowstone Lake

Allerton Lake
Black Otter Lake (Hortonville)
Blueberry Lake
Squaw Lake

Ozaukee County

Cedarburg Pond
Cedarburg Stone Quarry
Daly Lake
Donut Lake
Drzewiceki Lake
Fromm Pit
Gough Lake (Little Bienborn)
Grafton Millpond
Hanneman Lake (Kuenn)
Hansen Lake
Harrington Beach Quarry
Horn Lake (Big Bienborn)
Huiras Lake
Lime Kiln Millpond
Long Lake (Mud)
Ludowissi Lake
Moldenhauer Lake
Mud Lake (Long)
Roeckl Lake
Spring Lake (Random)
Thiensville Millpond

Pepin County

Chimney Lake
Dead Lake
Forty Acre Lake
Goose Pond
Lake Pepin
Schlosser Lake
Silver Birch Lake
The Bay
Thompson Lake

Pierce County

Dead Slough Lake
Gantenbein Lake
George Lake (Spring Valley)
Goose Lake
Kinnickinnic Pond, Lower
Kinnickinnic Pond, Upper
Mud Lake (Upper)
Nugget Lake
River Falls Pond
St. Croix Lake

Bisanabi Lake (Johnson)
Bohner Lake
Brock Lake
Browns Lake
Buena Lake
Delmonte Lake
Denoon Lake
Eagle Lake
Echo Lake
Kec-Nong-Ga-Mong Lake (Long)
Lake Tahoe
Leda Lake (Frieda)
Long Lake
Overson Pond
Racine Quarry
Rockland Lake
Rodgers Pond
Tichigan Lake
Waubeesee Lake (Minister)
Wind Lake

Richland County

Balmoral Pond
Coffinberry Slough
Cruson Slough
Garner Lake
Lee Lake (Cazenovia Millpond)
Long Lake
Lower Lake
Richland Center Millpond
Smith Lake

Rock County

Afton Gravel Pits
Bowers Lake
Clear Lake
Duck Lake
Gibbs Lake (Big Spring)
Grass Lake
Grass Lake
Kiwanis Pond (Janesville Gravel Pit, Atlas)
Koshkonong Lake
Leota Lake
Lions Park Pond (Trout Pond)
Little Gibbs Lake (Lower)
Mud Lake (Forest)
Muskrat Lake
Sheepskin Lake
Spauldings Pond
Stebbinsville Pond
Storrs Lake
Willies Pond

Bugle Lake
Dodge Lake
Eleva Pond
First Lake
Golf Course Pond
Henry Lake
Marinuka Lake
Martha Lake
Osseo Club Pond
Pigeon Falls Pond
Round Lake
Second Lake
Strum Lake (Crystal)
Third Lake

Vernon County

Desoto Bay
Esofea Pond
Field Veterans Memorial Lake
Jersey Valley Lake
Muskrat Lake
Runge Hollow Lake
Seas Branch Pond
Sidie Hollow Lake
Waller Lake, North and South Battle Sough

Butte des Morts Lake
Hogers Bayou (Martin)
Little Lake Butte des Morts
Lous Quarry
Poygan Lake
Rush Lake
Winnebago Lake
Winneconne Lake

Wood County

Biron Flowage
Centralia Flowage
Dexter Lake
Lake Kaunewinne
Manakiki Lake
Nekoosa Flowage
Nepco Lake
Petenwell Lake
Port Edwards Flowage
Quail Point Flowage
Ross Lake (Rose)
South Gallagher Flowage
Wazeecha Lake
Wisconsin Rapids Flowage

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