Anvil Lake
Anvil Lake is a 377-acre lake in Vilas County, Wisconsin, up to 32 feet deep, with 139 waterfront parcels on its shore. Fish include panfish, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye. It has 2 public boat landings and public land or a park on the shore.
- Size: 377 acres
- Deepest point: 32 ft
- Average depth: 19 ft
- Bottom: 50% sand, 40% gravel, 10% muck
- Fish: Panfish, Smallmouth bass, Northern pike, Walleye
- Public access: 2 public boat landings and public land or a park on the shore
- Boating: Full recreation: over 50 acres, so open to water-skiing and boating at speed under state law
- Local boating ordinances on record: water-skiing rules and slow-no-wake areas
- Drive time without traffic: Green Bay 2 hr 55 min, Appleton 3 hr 5 min, Eau Claire 3 hr 15 min, Madison 3 hr 55 min, Twin Cities 4 hr 20 min, Milwaukee 4 hr 30 min, Waukesha 4 hr 30 min, Rockford 4 hr 50 min, Chicago 5 hr 50 min
- Invasive species on record: Banded Mystery Snail, Chinese Mystery Snail, Curly-Leaf Pondweed, Eurasian Water-Milfoil, Rusty Crayfish
- Waterfront parcels: 139 waterfront parcels
Questions about Anvil Lake
How many waterfront properties are on Anvil Lake?
139 waterfront parcels front Anvil Lake in Vilas County. That counts parcels on the water from county parcel maps, not homes for sale.
How big is Anvil Lake?
Anvil Lake covers 377 acres in Vilas County, Wisconsin.
How deep is Anvil Lake?
Anvil Lake is 32 feet deep at its deepest point, and 19 feet deep on average.
What fish are in Anvil Lake?
The Wisconsin DNR lists panfish, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye in Anvil Lake.
Is there public access to Anvil Lake?
Yes. Anvil Lake has 2 public boat landings and public land or a park on the shore.
Can you water-ski or run a boat at speed on Anvil Lake?
Anvil Lake is over 50 acres, so Wisconsin's slow-no-wake rule for small lakes does not apply and boats may run at speed, staying slow within 100 feet of shore, docks and swimmers. Local ordinances on record include water-skiing rules and slow-no-wake areas; the ordinance itself says which part of the lake or the day each covers.
How long is the drive to Anvil Lake?
By car, Anvil Lake is about 2 hr 55 min from Green Bay, 3 hr 5 min from Appleton, 3 hr 15 min from Eau Claire, 4 hr 20 min from the Twin Cities and 5 hr 50 min from Chicago. Those are typical times without traffic, to the nearest road at the lake.
What is the bottom of Anvil Lake like?
The lake bottom is 50% sand, 40% gravel, 10% muck, by the Wisconsin DNR's record.