Yellow Birch Lake
Yellow Birch Lake is a 192-acre lake in Vilas County, Wisconsin, up to 23 feet deep, with 108 waterfront parcels on its shore. Fish include musky, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye. It has a public boat landing.
- Size: 192 acres
- Deepest point: 23 ft
- Average depth: 11 ft
- Bottom: 65% sand, 20% 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: slow-no-wake areas
- Drive time without traffic: Green Bay 2 hr 50 min, Appleton 3 hr, Eau Claire 3 hr 5 min, Madison 3 hr 45 min, Twin Cities 4 hr 10 min, Milwaukee 4 hr 20 min, Waukesha 4 hr 25 min, Rockford 4 hr 40 min, Chicago 5 hr 40 min
- Invasive species on record: Banded Mystery Snail, Chinese Mystery Snail, Eurasian Water-Milfoil, Purple Loosestrife, Rusty Crayfish
- Waterfront parcels: 108 waterfront parcels
Questions about Yellow Birch Lake
How many waterfront properties are on Yellow Birch Lake?
108 waterfront parcels front Yellow Birch Lake in Vilas County. That counts parcels on the water from county parcel maps, not homes for sale.
How big is Yellow Birch Lake?
Yellow Birch Lake covers 192 acres in Vilas County, Wisconsin.
How deep is Yellow Birch Lake?
Yellow Birch Lake is 23 feet deep at its deepest point, and 11 feet deep on average.
What fish are in Yellow Birch Lake?
The Wisconsin DNR lists musky, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye in Yellow Birch Lake.
Is there public access to Yellow Birch Lake?
Yes. Yellow Birch Lake has a public boat landing.
Can you water-ski or run a boat at speed on Yellow Birch Lake?
Yellow Birch 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 slow-no-wake areas; the ordinance itself says which part of the lake or the day each covers.
How long is the drive to Yellow Birch Lake?
By car, Yellow Birch Lake is about 2 hr 50 min from Green Bay, 3 hr from Appleton, 3 hr 5 min from Eau Claire, 4 hr 10 min from the Twin Cities and 5 hr 40 min from Chicago. Those are typical times without traffic, to the nearest road at the lake.
What is the bottom of Yellow Birch Lake like?
The lake bottom is 65% sand, 20% gravel, 15% rock, by the Wisconsin DNR's record.