Caroline Pond
Caroline Pond is a 23-acre lake in Shawano County, Wisconsin, up to 10 feet deep, with 26 waterfront parcels on its shore. Fish include panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and northern pike. It has a public boat landing.
- Size: 23 acres
- Deepest point: 10 ft
- Average depth: 4 ft
- Bottom: 40% sand, 30% rock, 20% muck, 10% gravel
- Fish: Panfish, Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, Northern pike
- Public access: a public boat landing
- Boating: Slow-no-wake under state law: 50 acres or less, with public access
- Drive time without traffic: Appleton 1 hr, Green Bay 1 hr 5 min, Milwaukee 2 hr 25 min, Waukesha 2 hr 25 min, Eau Claire 2 hr 25 min, Madison 2 hr 35 min, Twin Cities 3 hr 30 min, Rockford 3 hr 30 min, Chicago 3 hr 50 min
- Invasive species on record: Curly-Leaf Pondweed, Eurasian Water-Milfoil, Rusty Crayfish
- Waterfront parcels: 26 waterfront parcels
Questions about Caroline Pond
How many waterfront properties are on Caroline Pond?
26 waterfront parcels front Caroline Pond in Shawano County. That counts parcels on the water from county parcel maps, not homes for sale.
How big is Caroline Pond?
Caroline Pond covers 23 acres in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
How deep is Caroline Pond?
Caroline Pond is 10 feet deep at its deepest point, and 4 feet deep on average.
What fish are in Caroline Pond?
The Wisconsin DNR lists panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and northern pike in Caroline Pond.
Is there public access to Caroline Pond?
Yes. Caroline Pond has a public boat landing.
Can you water-ski or run a boat at speed on Caroline Pond?
Caroline Pond is 50 acres or less and has public access, so Wisconsin law holds motorboats to slow-no-wake speed. No local boating ordinance that limits motorboats is on record.
How long is the drive to Caroline Pond?
By car, Caroline Pond is about 1 hr from Appleton, 1 hr 5 min from Green Bay, 2 hr 25 min from Milwaukee, 3 hr 30 min from the Twin Cities and 3 hr 50 min from Chicago. Those are typical times without traffic, to the nearest road at the lake.
What is the bottom of Caroline Pond like?
The lake bottom is 40% sand, 30% rock, 20% muck, 10% gravel, by the Wisconsin DNR's record.