Lake Winnebago
Lake Winnebago is a 131,939-acre lake in Winnebago, Fond du Lac and Calumet counties, Wisconsin, up to 21 feet deep, with 3,857 waterfront parcels on its shore. Fish include musky, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike, walleye, sturgeon and catfish. It has 20 public boat landings, a public beach and public land or a park on the shore.
- Size: 131,939 acres
- Deepest point: 21 ft
- Fish: Musky, Panfish, Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, Northern pike, Walleye, Sturgeon, Catfish
- Public access: 20 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 25 min, Green Bay 55 min, Milwaukee 1 hr 10 min, Waukesha 1 hr 15 min, Madison 1 hr 25 min, Rockford 2 hr 20 min, Chicago 2 hr 35 min, Eau Claire 3 hr 10 min, Twin Cities 4 hr 15 min
- Invasive species on record: Chinese Mystery Snail, Curly-Leaf Pondweed, Eurasian Water-Milfoil, Faucet Snail, Flowering Rush, Freshwater Golden Clam (Corbicula), Hybrid Eurasian / Northern Water-Milfoil, Phragmites (non-native), Purple Loosestrife, Rusty Crayfish, Spiny Waterflea, Zebra Mussel
- Waterfront parcels: 3,857 waterfront parcels
Questions about Lake Winnebago
How many waterfront properties are on Lake Winnebago?
3,857 waterfront parcels front Lake Winnebago: 1,923 in Winnebago County, 1,020 in Fond du Lac County and 914 in Calumet County. That counts parcels on the water from county parcel maps, not homes for sale.
How big is Lake Winnebago?
Lake Winnebago covers 131,939 acres in Winnebago, Fond du Lac and Calumet counties, Wisconsin.
How deep is Lake Winnebago?
Lake Winnebago is 21 feet deep at its deepest point.
What fish are in Lake Winnebago?
The Wisconsin DNR lists musky, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike, walleye, sturgeon and catfish in Lake Winnebago.
Is there public access to Lake Winnebago?
Yes. Lake Winnebago has 20 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 Winnebago?
Lake Winnebago 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 Winnebago?
By car, Lake Winnebago is about 25 min from Appleton, 55 min from Green Bay, 1 hr 10 min from Milwaukee, 2 hr 35 min from Chicago and 4 hr 15 min from the Twin Cities. Those are typical times without traffic, to the nearest road at the lake.