Katherine Lake
Katherine Lake is a 524-acre lake in Oneida County, Wisconsin, up to 30 feet deep, with 123 waterfront parcels on its shore. Fish include musky, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and walleye. It has a public boat landing and public land or a park on the shore.
- Size: 524 acres
- Deepest point: 30 ft
- Average depth: 16 ft
- Bottom: 55% sand, 25% rock, 15% gravel, 5% muck
- Fish: Musky, Panfish, Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, Walleye
- Public access: a public boat landing 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: slow-no-wake areas and jet ski rules
- Drive time without traffic: Green Bay 2 hr 35 min, Eau Claire 2 hr 35 min, Appleton 2 hr 40 min, Madison 3 hr 15 min, Twin Cities 3 hr 40 min, Milwaukee 3 hr 55 min, Waukesha 3 hr 55 min, Rockford 4 hr 10 min, Chicago 5 hr 10 min
- Invasive species on record: Banded Mystery Snail, Chinese Mystery Snail, Purple Loosestrife
- Waterfront parcels: 123 waterfront parcels
Questions about Katherine Lake
How many waterfront properties are on Katherine Lake?
123 waterfront parcels front Katherine Lake in Oneida County. That counts parcels on the water from county parcel maps, not homes for sale.
How big is Katherine Lake?
Katherine Lake covers 524 acres in Oneida County, Wisconsin.
How deep is Katherine Lake?
Katherine Lake is 30 feet deep at its deepest point, and 16 feet deep on average.
What fish are in Katherine Lake?
The Wisconsin DNR lists musky, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and walleye in Katherine Lake.
Is there public access to Katherine Lake?
Yes. Katherine Lake has a public boat landing and public land or a park on the shore.
Can you water-ski or run a boat at speed on Katherine Lake?
Katherine 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 slow-no-wake areas and jet ski rules; the ordinance itself says which part of the lake or the day each covers.
How long is the drive to Katherine Lake?
By car, Katherine Lake is about 2 hr 35 min from Green Bay, 2 hr 35 min from Eau Claire, 2 hr 40 min from Appleton, 3 hr 40 min from the Twin Cities and 5 hr 10 min from Chicago. Those are typical times without traffic, to the nearest road at the lake.
What is the bottom of Katherine Lake like?
The lake bottom is 55% sand, 25% rock, 15% gravel, 5% muck, by the Wisconsin DNR's record.