Lake Du Bay
Lake Du Bay is a 4,649-acre lake in Marathon and Portage counties, Wisconsin, up to 30 feet deep, with 647 waterfront parcels on its shore. Fish include musky, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye. It has 4 public boat landings, a public beach and public land or a park on the shore.
- Size: 4,649 acres
- Deepest point: 30 ft
- Bottom: 25% muck
- Fish: Musky, Panfish, Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, Northern pike, Walleye
- Public access: 4 public boat landings, a public beach 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
- Drive time without traffic: Appleton 1 hr 25 min, Green Bay 1 hr 40 min, Eau Claire 1 hr 50 min, Madison 2 hr, Milwaukee 2 hr 40 min, Waukesha 2 hr 40 min, Twin Cities 2 hr 55 min, Rockford 2 hr 55 min, Chicago 3 hr 55 min
- Invasive species on record: Chinese Mystery Snail, Curly-Leaf Pondweed, Eurasian Water-Milfoil, Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica), Purple Loosestrife, Rusty Crayfish
- Waterfront parcels: 647 waterfront parcels
Questions about Lake Du Bay
How many waterfront properties are on Lake Du Bay?
647 waterfront parcels front Lake Du Bay: 434 in Marathon County and 213 in Portage County. That counts parcels on the water from county parcel maps, not homes for sale.
How big is Lake Du Bay?
Lake Du Bay covers 4,649 acres in Marathon and Portage counties, Wisconsin.
How deep is Lake Du Bay?
Lake Du Bay is 30 feet deep at its deepest point.
What fish are in Lake Du Bay?
The Wisconsin DNR lists musky, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye in Lake Du Bay.
Is there public access to Lake Du Bay?
Yes. Lake Du Bay has 4 public boat landings, a public beach and public land or a park on the shore.
Can you water-ski or run a boat at speed on Lake Du Bay?
Lake Du Bay 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; the ordinance itself says which part of the lake or the day each covers.
How long is the drive to Lake Du Bay?
By car, Lake Du Bay is about 1 hr 25 min from Appleton, 1 hr 40 min from Green Bay, 1 hr 50 min from Eau Claire, 2 hr 55 min from the Twin Cities and 3 hr 55 min from Chicago. Those are typical times without traffic, to the nearest road at the lake.
What is the bottom of Lake Du Bay like?
The lake bottom is 25% muck, by the Wisconsin DNR's record.