Little Elkhart Lake
Little Elkhart Lake is a 52-acre lake in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, up to 25 feet deep, with 48 waterfront parcels on its shore. Fish include panfish, largemouth bass and northern pike. It has a public boat landing.
- Size: 52 acres
- Deepest point: 25 ft
- Average depth: 8 ft
- Bottom: 50% muck, 40% gravel, 10% sand
- Fish: Panfish, Largemouth bass, Northern pike
- 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: a motorboat prohibition, water-skiing rules, slow-no-wake areas, slow-no-wake hours and a speed limit
- Drive time without traffic: Milwaukee 1 hr 5 min, Green Bay 1 hr 10 min, Appleton 1 hr 10 min, Waukesha 1 hr 25 min, Madison 1 hr 50 min, Chicago 2 hr 30 min, Rockford 2 hr 35 min, Eau Claire 3 hr 50 min, Twin Cities 4 hr 55 min
- Invasive species on record: Chinese Mystery Snail, Curly-Leaf Pondweed, Eurasian Water-Milfoil, Yellow Iris
- Waterfront parcels: 48 waterfront parcels
Questions about Little Elkhart Lake
How many waterfront properties are on Little Elkhart Lake?
48 waterfront parcels front Little Elkhart Lake in Sheboygan County. That counts parcels on the water from county parcel maps, not homes for sale.
How big is Little Elkhart Lake?
Little Elkhart Lake covers 52 acres in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
How deep is Little Elkhart Lake?
Little Elkhart Lake is 25 feet deep at its deepest point, and 8 feet deep on average.
What fish are in Little Elkhart Lake?
The Wisconsin DNR lists panfish, largemouth bass and northern pike in Little Elkhart Lake.
Is there public access to Little Elkhart Lake?
Yes. Little Elkhart Lake has a public boat landing.
Can you water-ski or run a boat at speed on Little Elkhart Lake?
Little Elkhart 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 a motorboat prohibition, water-skiing rules, slow-no-wake areas, slow-no-wake hours and a speed limit; the ordinance itself says which part of the lake or the day each covers.
How long is the drive to Little Elkhart Lake?
By car, Little Elkhart Lake is about 1 hr 5 min from Milwaukee, 1 hr 10 min from Green Bay, 1 hr 10 min from Appleton, 2 hr 30 min from Chicago and 4 hr 55 min from the Twin Cities. Those are typical times without traffic, to the nearest road at the lake.
What is the bottom of Little Elkhart Lake like?
The lake bottom is 50% muck, 40% gravel, 10% sand, by the Wisconsin DNR's record.