Long Lake
Long Lake is a 423-acre lake in Fond du Lac and Sheboygan counties, Wisconsin, up to 47 feet deep, with 146 waterfront parcels on its shore. Fish include panfish, largemouth bass, northern pike and walleye. It has a public boat landing, a public beach and public land or a park on the shore.
- Size: 423 acres
- Deepest point: 47 ft
- Average depth: 22 ft
- Bottom: 95% muck, 4% gravel, 1% sand
- Fish: Panfish, Largemouth bass, Northern pike, Walleye
- Public access: a public boat landing, 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: water-skiing rules, slow-no-wake hours and a speed limit
- Drive time without traffic: Milwaukee 1 hr 5 min, Waukesha 1 hr 5 min, Appleton 1 hr 10 min, Green Bay 1 hr 25 min, Madison 1 hr 45 min, Rockford 2 hr 20 min, Chicago 2 hr 30 min, Eau Claire 3 hr 45 min, Twin Cities 4 hr 50 min
- Invasive species on record: Banded Mystery Snail, Chinese Mystery Snail, Curly-Leaf Pondweed, Eurasian Water-Milfoil, Hybrid Eurasian / Northern Water-Milfoil, Purple Loosestrife, Zebra Mussel
- Waterfront parcels: 146 waterfront parcels
Questions about Long Lake
How many waterfront properties are on Long Lake?
146 waterfront parcels front Long Lake: 145 in Fond du Lac County and 1 in Sheboygan County. That counts parcels on the water from county parcel maps, not homes for sale.
How big is Long Lake?
Long Lake covers 423 acres in Fond du Lac and Sheboygan counties, Wisconsin.
How deep is Long Lake?
Long Lake is 47 feet deep at its deepest point, and 22 feet deep on average.
What fish are in Long Lake?
The Wisconsin DNR lists panfish, largemouth bass, northern pike and walleye in Long Lake.
Is there public access to Long Lake?
Yes. Long Lake has a public boat landing, a public beach and public land or a park on the shore.
Can you water-ski or run a boat at speed on Long Lake?
Long 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 water-skiing rules, 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 Long Lake?
By car, Long Lake is about 1 hr 5 min from Milwaukee, 1 hr 5 min from Waukesha, 1 hr 10 min from Appleton, 2 hr 30 min from Chicago and 4 hr 50 min from the Twin Cities. Those are typical times without traffic, to the nearest road at the lake.
What is the bottom of Long Lake like?
The lake bottom is 95% muck, 4% gravel, 1% sand, by the Wisconsin DNR's record.