Nepco Lake
Nepco Lake is a 496-acre lake in Wood County, Wisconsin, up to 29 feet deep, with 203 waterfront parcels on its shore. Fish include musky, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye. It has a public boat landing, a public beach and public land or a park on the shore.
- Size: 496 acres
- Deepest point: 29 ft
- Average depth: 10 ft
- Bottom: 95% sand, 5% muck
- Fish: Musky, Panfish, Largemouth bass, Smallmouth 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
- Drive time without traffic: Appleton 1 hr 35 min, Madison 1 hr 50 min, Green Bay 2 hr 5 min, Eau Claire 2 hr 5 min, Waukesha 2 hr 30 min, Milwaukee 2 hr 40 min, Rockford 2 hr 45 min, Twin Cities 3 hr 15 min, Chicago 3 hr 45 min
- Invasive species on record: Chinese Mystery Snail, Curly-Leaf Pondweed, Eurasian Water-Milfoil, Hybrid Eurasian / Northern Water-Milfoil, Purple Loosestrife, Rusty Crayfish, Yellow Iris, Zebra Mussel
- Waterfront parcels: 203 waterfront parcels
Questions about Nepco Lake
How many waterfront properties are on Nepco Lake?
203 waterfront parcels front Nepco Lake in Wood County. That counts parcels on the water from county parcel maps, not homes for sale.
How big is Nepco Lake?
Nepco Lake covers 496 acres in Wood County, Wisconsin.
How deep is Nepco Lake?
Nepco Lake is 29 feet deep at its deepest point, and 10 feet deep on average.
What fish are in Nepco Lake?
The Wisconsin DNR lists musky, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye in Nepco Lake.
Is there public access to Nepco Lake?
Yes. Nepco 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 Nepco Lake?
Nepco 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. No local boating ordinance that limits motorboats is on record.
How long is the drive to Nepco Lake?
By car, Nepco Lake is about 1 hr 35 min from Appleton, 1 hr 50 min from Madison, 2 hr 5 min from Green Bay, 3 hr 15 min from the Twin Cities and 3 hr 45 min from Chicago. Those are typical times without traffic, to the nearest road at the lake.
What is the bottom of Nepco Lake like?
The lake bottom is 95% sand, 5% muck, by the Wisconsin DNR's record.