Upper Buckatabon Lake
Upper Buckatabon Lake is a 493-acre lake in Vilas County, Wisconsin, up to 47 feet deep, with 96 waterfront parcels on its shore. Fish include musky, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye. It has a public boat landing.
- Size: 493 acres
- Deepest point: 47 ft
- Average depth: 20 ft
- Bottom: 50% sand, 20% muck, 15% gravel, 15% rock
- Fish: Musky, 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: water-skiing rules and slow-no-wake hours
- Drive time without traffic: Green Bay 3 hr 5 min, Appleton 3 hr 20 min, Eau Claire 3 hr 20 min, Madison 3 hr 55 min, Twin Cities 4 hr 20 min, Milwaukee 4 hr 35 min, Waukesha 4 hr 35 min, Rockford 4 hr 50 min, Chicago 5 hr 50 min
- Invasive species on record: Banded Mystery Snail, Chinese Mystery Snail, Eurasian Water-Milfoil, Rusty Crayfish
- Waterfront parcels: 96 waterfront parcels
Questions about Upper Buckatabon Lake
How many waterfront properties are on Upper Buckatabon Lake?
96 waterfront parcels front Upper Buckatabon Lake in Vilas County. That counts parcels on the water from county parcel maps, not homes for sale.
How big is Upper Buckatabon Lake?
Upper Buckatabon Lake covers 493 acres in Vilas County, Wisconsin.
How deep is Upper Buckatabon Lake?
Upper Buckatabon Lake is 47 feet deep at its deepest point, and 20 feet deep on average.
What fish are in Upper Buckatabon Lake?
The Wisconsin DNR lists musky, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye in Upper Buckatabon Lake.
Is there public access to Upper Buckatabon Lake?
Yes. Upper Buckatabon Lake has a public boat landing.
Can you water-ski or run a boat at speed on Upper Buckatabon Lake?
Upper Buckatabon 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 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 Upper Buckatabon Lake?
By car, Upper Buckatabon Lake is about 3 hr 5 min from Green Bay, 3 hr 20 min from Appleton, 3 hr 20 min from Eau Claire, 4 hr 20 min from the Twin Cities and 5 hr 50 min from Chicago. Those are typical times without traffic, to the nearest road at the lake.
What is the bottom of Upper Buckatabon Lake like?
The lake bottom is 50% sand, 20% muck, 15% gravel, 15% rock, by the Wisconsin DNR's record.