Sandstone Flowage
Sandstone Flowage is a 127-acre lake in Marinette County, Wisconsin, up to 39 feet deep, with 108 waterfront parcels on its shore. Fish include panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye. It has a public boat landing.
- Size: 127 acres
- Deepest point: 39 ft
- Average depth: 10 ft
- Bottom: 80% sand, 15% gravel, 5% muck
- Fish: Panfish, Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, Northern pike, Walleye
- Public access: a public boat landing
- 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, a motorboat-prohibited area, water-skiing rules, slow-no-wake areas and slow-no-wake hours
- Drive time without traffic: Green Bay 1 hr 10 min, Appleton 1 hr 30 min, Milwaukee 2 hr 50 min, Waukesha 3 hr 5 min, Madison 3 hr 15 min, Eau Claire 3 hr 45 min, Rockford 4 hr 10 min, Chicago 4 hr 15 min, Twin Cities 4 hr 50 min
- Invasive species on record: Eurasian Water-Milfoil, Hybrid Eurasian / Northern Water-Milfoil, Zebra Mussel
- Waterfront parcels: 108 waterfront parcels
Questions about Sandstone Flowage
How many waterfront properties are on Sandstone Flowage?
108 waterfront parcels front Sandstone Flowage in Marinette County. That counts parcels on the water from county parcel maps, not homes for sale.
How big is Sandstone Flowage?
Sandstone Flowage covers 127 acres in Marinette County, Wisconsin.
How deep is Sandstone Flowage?
Sandstone Flowage is 39 feet deep at its deepest point, and 10 feet deep on average.
What fish are in Sandstone Flowage?
The Wisconsin DNR lists panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye in Sandstone Flowage.
Is there public access to Sandstone Flowage?
Yes. Sandstone Flowage has a public boat landing.
Can you water-ski or run a boat at speed on Sandstone Flowage?
Sandstone Flowage 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, a motorboat-prohibited area, water-skiing rules, slow-no-wake areas and slow-no-wake hours; the ordinance itself says which part of the lake or the day each covers.
How long is the drive to Sandstone Flowage?
By car, Sandstone Flowage is about 1 hr 10 min from Green Bay, 1 hr 30 min from Appleton, 2 hr 50 min from Milwaukee, 4 hr 15 min from Chicago and 4 hr 50 min from the Twin Cities. Those are typical times without traffic, to the nearest road at the lake.
What is the bottom of Sandstone Flowage like?
The lake bottom is 80% sand, 15% gravel, 5% muck, by the Wisconsin DNR's record.