Madeline Lake
Madeline Lake is a 172-acre lake in Oneida and Vilas counties, Wisconsin, up to 17 feet deep, with 41 waterfront parcels on its shore. Fish include musky, panfish, largemouth bass, northern pike and walleye. It has a public boat landing and public land or a park on the shore.
- Size: 172 acres
- Deepest point: 17 ft
- Average depth: 9 ft
- Bottom: 65% sand, 15% gravel, 15% muck, 5% rock
- Fish: Musky, Panfish, Largemouth bass, Northern pike, Walleye
- Public access: a public boat landing 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: a motorboat prohibition and slow-no-wake areas
- Drive time without traffic: Green Bay 2 hr 50 min, Appleton 2 hr 50 min, Eau Claire 2 hr 50 min, Madison 3 hr 30 min, Twin Cities 3 hr 55 min, Milwaukee 4 hr 5 min, Waukesha 4 hr 5 min, Rockford 4 hr 20 min, Chicago 5 hr 20 min
- Invasive species on record: Banded Mystery Snail, Chinese Mystery Snail, Eurasian Water-Milfoil, Purple Loosestrife, Rusty Crayfish
- Waterfront parcels: 41 waterfront parcels
Questions about Madeline Lake
How many waterfront properties are on Madeline Lake?
41 waterfront parcels front Madeline Lake: 40 in Oneida County and 1 in Vilas County. That counts parcels on the water from county parcel maps, not homes for sale.
How big is Madeline Lake?
Madeline Lake covers 172 acres in Oneida and Vilas counties, Wisconsin.
How deep is Madeline Lake?
Madeline Lake is 17 feet deep at its deepest point, and 9 feet deep on average.
What fish are in Madeline Lake?
The Wisconsin DNR lists musky, panfish, largemouth bass, northern pike and walleye in Madeline Lake.
Is there public access to Madeline Lake?
Yes. Madeline Lake has a public boat landing and public land or a park on the shore.
Can you water-ski or run a boat at speed on Madeline Lake?
Madeline 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 and slow-no-wake areas; the ordinance itself says which part of the lake or the day each covers.
How long is the drive to Madeline Lake?
By car, Madeline Lake is about 2 hr 50 min from Green Bay, 2 hr 50 min from Appleton, 2 hr 50 min from Eau Claire, 3 hr 55 min from the Twin Cities and 5 hr 20 min from Chicago. Those are typical times without traffic, to the nearest road at the lake.
What is the bottom of Madeline Lake like?
The lake bottom is 65% sand, 15% gravel, 15% muck, 5% rock, by the Wisconsin DNR's record.