Lakes It's easy to fall in love with Wisconsin's 15,000 lakes. The DNR partners with the University of Wisconsin - Extension and citizens around the state to help protect and maintain these amazing …

Seepage lakes are the most common type of lakes in Wisconsin and many of them in northern Wisconsin are now experiencing lower water levels. Although changes in water levels may be …

The Department of Natural Resources has maps for some 1,350 individual lakes, ponds, flowages and rivers for public distribution. We do not have maps for every Wisconsin lake or river.

The Lakes and Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Mapping Tool is an interactive web map. This tool allows users to search and map AIS and lake monitoring locations, watercraft inspection sites and grants …

The Citizen Lake Monitoring Network, the core of the Wisconsin Lakes Partnership, creates a bond between over 1,000 citizen volunteers statewide and the DNR. Our goals are to collect high quality …

Preface This booklet is a public reference for Wisconsin lakes. It provides information on the physical attributes of lakes such as the size, depth, type of public access, availability of lake maps, the …

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently awarded more than $6 million in grant funding for lake organizations, nonprofit organizations and municipal and county governments …

The Great Lakes hold one–fifth of the world's fresh water and Wisconsin's Lake Michigan and Lake Superior waters are critical for those who live along them and for the state's economy, environment …

Jul 25, 2025 · The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reminds sturgeon spearers that the deadline to apply for an Upriver Lakes spearing tag for the 2026 sturgeon spearing season is Aug. 1, …

Aquatic plants form the foundation of healthy and flourishing lake ecosystems - both within lakes and rivers and on the shores around them. They not only protect water quality, but they also produce life …