Roberts Lake
Roberts Lake is a 435-acre lake in Forest County, Wisconsin, up to 31 feet deep, with 206 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: 435 acres
- Deepest point: 31 ft
- Average depth: 17 ft
- Bottom: 50% rock, 20% gravel, 15% sand, 15% muck
- 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: water-skiing rules
- Drive time without traffic: Green Bay 1 hr 55 min, Appleton 2 hr 15 min, Eau Claire 3 hr 15 min, Milwaukee 3 hr 35 min, Waukesha 3 hr 50 min, Madison 3 hr 50 min, Twin Cities 4 hr 20 min, Rockford 4 hr 45 min, Chicago 5 hr
- Invasive species on record: Banded Mystery Snail, Chinese Mystery Snail, Eurasian Water-Milfoil, Hybrid Eurasian / Northern Water-Milfoil, Rusty Crayfish, Zebra Mussel
- Waterfront parcels: 206 waterfront parcels
Questions about Roberts Lake
How many waterfront properties are on Roberts Lake?
206 waterfront parcels front Roberts Lake in Forest County. That counts parcels on the water from county parcel maps, not homes for sale.
How big is Roberts Lake?
Roberts Lake covers 435 acres in Forest County, Wisconsin.
How deep is Roberts Lake?
Roberts Lake is 31 feet deep at its deepest point, and 17 feet deep on average.
What fish are in Roberts Lake?
The Wisconsin DNR lists musky, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye in Roberts Lake.
Is there public access to Roberts Lake?
Yes. Roberts 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 Roberts Lake?
Roberts 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; the ordinance itself says which part of the lake or the day each covers.
How long is the drive to Roberts Lake?
By car, Roberts Lake is about 1 hr 55 min from Green Bay, 2 hr 15 min from Appleton, 3 hr 15 min from Eau Claire, 4 hr 20 min from the Twin Cities and 5 hr from Chicago. Those are typical times without traffic, to the nearest road at the lake.
What is the bottom of Roberts Lake like?
The lake bottom is 50% rock, 20% gravel, 15% sand, 15% muck, by the Wisconsin DNR's record.