Kentuck Lake
Kentuck Lake is a 1,001-acre lake in Forest and Vilas counties, Wisconsin, up to 40 feet deep, with 138 waterfront parcels on its shore. Fish include musky, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and walleye. It has 2 public boat landings and public land or a park on the shore.
- Size: 1,001 acres
- Deepest point: 40 ft
- Average depth: 13 ft
- Bottom: 65% sand, 20% rock, 15% gravel
- Fish: Musky, Panfish, Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, 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
- Drive time without traffic: Green Bay 3 hr, Appleton 3 hr 15 min, Eau Claire 3 hr 25 min, Madison 4 hr, Twin Cities 4 hr 25 min, Milwaukee 4 hr 35 min, Waukesha 4 hr 35 min, Rockford 4 hr 55 min, Chicago 5 hr 55 min
- Invasive species on record: Banded Mystery Snail, Chinese Mystery Snail, Curly-Leaf Pondweed, Eurasian Water-Milfoil, Purple Loosestrife, Rusty Crayfish
- Waterfront parcels: 138 waterfront parcels
Questions about Kentuck Lake
How many waterfront properties are on Kentuck Lake?
138 waterfront parcels front Kentuck Lake: 71 in Forest County and 67 in Vilas County. That counts parcels on the water from county parcel maps, not homes for sale.
How big is Kentuck Lake?
Kentuck Lake covers 1,001 acres in Forest and Vilas counties, Wisconsin.
How deep is Kentuck Lake?
Kentuck Lake is 40 feet deep at its deepest point, and 13 feet deep on average.
What fish are in Kentuck Lake?
The Wisconsin DNR lists musky, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and walleye in Kentuck Lake.
Is there public access to Kentuck Lake?
Yes. Kentuck 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 Kentuck Lake?
Kentuck 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. No local boating ordinance that limits motorboats is on record.
How long is the drive to Kentuck Lake?
By car, Kentuck Lake is about 3 hr from Green Bay, 3 hr 15 min from Appleton, 3 hr 25 min from Eau Claire, 4 hr 25 min from the Twin Cities and 5 hr 55 min from Chicago. Those are typical times without traffic, to the nearest road at the lake.
What is the bottom of Kentuck Lake like?
The lake bottom is 65% sand, 20% rock, 15% gravel, by the Wisconsin DNR's record.