Local Rivers & Lakes in Wisconsin

Local Lakes and Rivers

If your dream is to find a secluded second home, weekend cabin, or scenic waterfront lot in south central Wisconsin, then turn to Pat’s Realty for the best real estate and local knowledge. Our agents know the lakes and rivers of south central Wisconsin and we have access to some of the best waterfront properties, including many that aren’t heavily promoted in Madison, Milwaukee, Rockford or Chicago. Contact us today!

Southern WI is full of wonderful waterways and we want to help you explore them all. Here we list some of the local hot spots and a few hidden gems that we at Pat’s love to enjoy in our area!

Delavan Lake

Delavan Lake is a 1906 acre lake located in Walworth County. It has a maximum depth of 52 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from public boat landings, a public beach. Fish include Musky, Panfish, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike and Walleye.

Koshkonong Creek

Koshkonong Creek flows for 54 miles from its headwaters on the southside of the city of Sun Prairie through Cottage Grove, Deerfield, Kroghville, Cambridge and Rockdale, finally emptying into Lake Koshkonong at Busseyville

Gibbs Lake

Gibbs Lake is a 73 acre lake located in Rock County. It has a maximum depth of 23 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from a public boat landing. Fish include Panfish, Largemouth Bass and Northern Pike.

Lake Geneva

Geneva Lake is a 5401 acre lake located in Walworth County. It has a maximum depth of 135 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from public boat landings, public beaches. Fish include Panfish, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Trout and Walleye.

Lake Kegonsa

Lake Kegonsa is a 3200 acre lake located in Dane County. It has a maximum depth of 32 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from public boat landings, a public beach. Fish include Musky, Panfish, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Walleye and Catfish

Lake Koshkonong

Lake Koshkonong is a 10595 acre lake located in Rock, Dane, Jefferson Counties. It has a maximum depth of 7 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from public boat landings, public beaches. Fish include Musky, Panfish, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Walleye and Catfish.

Lake Mendota

Lake Mendota is a freshwater eutrophic lake that is the northernmost and largest of the four lakes in Madison, Wisconsin. The lake borders Madison on the north, east, and south, Middleton on the west, Shorewood Hills on the southwest, Maple Bluff on the northeast, and Westport on the northwest.

Lake Monona

Lake Monona is a freshwater drainage lake in Dane County, Wisconsin, surrounded on three sides by the city of Madison, Wisconsin, and on the south east side by the city of Monona, Wisconsin.

Lake Ripley

Lake Ripley is a 420 acre lake located in Jefferson County. It has a maximum depth of 44 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from public boat landings, a public beach. Fish include Panfish, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike and Walleye.

Lake Wisconsin

Lake Wisconsin is a 7197 acre lake located in Columbia, Sauk Counties. It has a maximum depth of 24 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from public boat landings. Fish include Panfish, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Trout, Walleye and Catfish.

Leota Lake

Leota Lake is a 36 acre lake located in Rock County. It has a maximum depth of 15 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from a public boat landing. Fish include Panfish, Largemouth Bass and Northern Pike.

Rock River

The Rock River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately 299 miles long, in the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Illinois. The river was known as the Sinnissippi to Sauk and Fox Indians; the name means “rocky waters”. The river begins with three separate branches which flow into the Horicon Marsh.

Storrs Lake

Storrs Lake is a 20 acre lake located in Rock County. It has a maximum depth of 25 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from a public boat landing. Fish include Panfish, Largemouth Bass and Northern Pike.

Whitewater Lake

Whitewater Lake is a 625 acre lake located in Walworth County. It has a maximum depth of 35 feet. Visitors have access to the lake from public boat landings, a public beach. Fish include Panfish, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike and Walleye.

Wisconsin River

The Wisconsin River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the state of Wisconsin. At approximately 430 miles long, it is the state’s longest river.

Yahara River

The Yahara River is a tributary of the Rock River in southern Wisconsin in the United States. It is about 62 miles long, and drains an area of 536 square miles. Via the Rock River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. The Yahara River links the lakes around which the city of Madison was built.