Mid Lake
Mid Lake is a 221-acre lake in Oneida County, Wisconsin, up to 12 feet deep, with 94 waterfront parcels on its shore. Fish include musky, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye. It has a public boat landing and public land or a park on the shore.
- Size: 221 acres
- Deepest point: 12 ft
- Average depth: 6 ft
- Bottom: 55% sand, 35% muck, 7% gravel, 3% rock
- Fish: Musky, Panfish, Largemouth bass, Smallmouth 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 45 min, Eau Claire 2 hr 45 min, Appleton 2 hr 50 min, Madison 3 hr 25 min, Twin Cities 3 hr 50 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, Curly-Leaf Pondweed, Eurasian Water-Milfoil, Flowering Rush, Purple Loosestrife, Rusty Crayfish, Yellow Iris
- Waterfront parcels: 94 waterfront parcels
Questions about Mid Lake
How many waterfront properties are on Mid Lake?
94 waterfront parcels front Mid Lake in Oneida County. That counts parcels on the water from county parcel maps, not homes for sale.
How big is Mid Lake?
Mid Lake covers 221 acres in Oneida County, Wisconsin.
How deep is Mid Lake?
Mid Lake is 12 feet deep at its deepest point, and 6 feet deep on average.
What fish are in Mid Lake?
The Wisconsin DNR lists musky, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye in Mid Lake.
Is there public access to Mid Lake?
Yes. Mid 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 Mid Lake?
Mid 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 Mid Lake?
By car, Mid Lake is about 2 hr 45 min from Green Bay, 2 hr 45 min from Eau Claire, 2 hr 50 min from Appleton, 3 hr 50 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 Mid Lake like?
The lake bottom is 55% sand, 35% muck, 7% gravel, 3% rock, by the Wisconsin DNR's record.