Columbia Lake
Columbia Lake is a 84-acre lake in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, up to 72 feet deep, with 85 waterfront parcels on its shore. Fish include musky, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike, trout and walleye. It has a public boat landing.
- Size: 84 acres
- Deepest point: 72 ft
- Average depth: 25 ft
- Bottom: 88% muck, 10% sand, 2% gravel
- Fish: Musky, Panfish, Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, Northern pike, Trout, Walleye
- Public access: a public boat landing
- 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, slow-no-wake areas and slow-no-wake hours
- Drive time without traffic: Appleton 45 min, Green Bay 1 hr 15 min, Madison 2 hr, Milwaukee 2 hr 5 min, Waukesha 2 hr 5 min, Eau Claire 2 hr 30 min, Rockford 2 hr 55 min, Chicago 3 hr 30 min, Twin Cities 3 hr 35 min
- Invasive species on record: Banded Mystery Snail, Curly-Leaf Pondweed, Eurasian Water-Milfoil, Purple Loosestrife, Rusty Crayfish, Zebra Mussel
- Waterfront parcels: 85 waterfront parcels
Questions about Columbia Lake
How many waterfront properties are on Columbia Lake?
85 waterfront parcels front Columbia Lake in Waupaca County. That counts parcels on the water from county parcel maps, not homes for sale.
How big is Columbia Lake?
Columbia Lake covers 84 acres in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
How deep is Columbia Lake?
Columbia Lake is 72 feet deep at its deepest point, and 25 feet deep on average.
What fish are in Columbia Lake?
The Wisconsin DNR lists musky, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike, trout and walleye in Columbia Lake.
Is there public access to Columbia Lake?
Yes. Columbia Lake has a public boat landing.
Can you water-ski or run a boat at speed on Columbia Lake?
Columbia 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, slow-no-wake areas and slow-no-wake hours; the ordinance itself says which part of the lake or the day each covers.
How long is the drive to Columbia Lake?
By car, Columbia Lake is about 45 min from Appleton, 1 hr 15 min from Green Bay, 2 hr from Madison, 3 hr 30 min from Chicago and 3 hr 35 min from the Twin Cities. Those are typical times without traffic, to the nearest road at the lake.
What is the bottom of Columbia Lake like?
The lake bottom is 88% muck, 10% sand, 2% gravel, by the Wisconsin DNR's record.