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Minocqua Lake

Minocqua Lake is a 1,339-acre lake in Oneida County, Wisconsin, up to 60 feet deep, with 808 waterfront parcels on its shore. Fish include musky, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye. It has 4 public boat landings and public land or a park on the shore.

• Size: 1,339 acres
• Deepest point: 60 ft
• Average depth: 23 ft
• Bottom: 65% sand, 16% muck, 15% gravel, 4% rock
• Fish: Musky, Panfish, Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, Northern pike, Walleye
• Public access: 4 public boat landings 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 40 min, Appleton 2 hr 40 min, Eau Claire 2 hr 40 min, Madison 3 hr 20 min, Twin Cities 3 hr 45 min, Milwaukee 4 hr, Waukesha 4 hr, Rockford 4 hr 10 min, Chicago 5 hr 15 min
• Invasive species on record: Banded Mystery Snail, Chinese Mystery Snail, Curly-Leaf Pondweed, Eurasian Water-Milfoil, Flowering Rush, Hybrid Eurasian / Northern Water-Milfoil, Purple Loosestrife, Rusty Crayfish, Yellow Iris
• Waterfront parcels: 808 waterfront parcels

Questions about Minocqua Lake

How many waterfront properties are on Minocqua Lake?

808 waterfront parcels front Minocqua Lake in Oneida County. That counts parcels on the water from county parcel maps, not homes for sale.

How big is Minocqua Lake?

Minocqua Lake covers 1,339 acres in Oneida County, Wisconsin.

How deep is Minocqua Lake?

Minocqua Lake is 60 feet deep at its deepest point, and 23 feet deep on average.

What fish are in Minocqua Lake?

The Wisconsin DNR lists musky, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye in Minocqua Lake.

Is there public access to Minocqua Lake?

Yes. Minocqua Lake has 4 public boat landings and public land or a park on the shore.

Can you water-ski or run a boat at speed on Minocqua Lake?

Minocqua 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 Minocqua Lake?

By car, Minocqua Lake is about 2 hr 40 min from Green Bay, 2 hr 40 min from Appleton, 2 hr 40 min from Eau Claire, 3 hr 45 min from the Twin Cities and 5 hr 15 min from Chicago. Those are typical times without traffic, to the nearest road at the lake.

What is the bottom of Minocqua Lake like?

The lake bottom is 65% sand, 16% muck, 15% gravel, 4% rock, by the Wisconsin DNR's record.