Fox Lake (Wisconsin)

Fox Lake
Fox Lake is located in Wisconsin
Fox Lake
Fox Lake
Fox Lake is located in the United States
Fox Lake
Fox Lake
LocationDodge County, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°34′59″N 88°55′47″W / 43.5831539°N 88.9298318°W / 43.5831539; -88.9298318
TypeReservoir
Surface area2,713 acres (1,098 ha)
Average depth7 feet (2.1 m)
Max. depth19 feet (5.8 m)
Water volume19,307 acre-feet (23,815,000 m3)
Shore length117.9 miles (28.8 km)
Surface elevation889 feet (271 m)
Islands8[1]
SettlementsFox Lake, Lyndon Dale, Delbern Acres
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Fox Lake is a 2,713 acre lake in Dodge County, Wisconsin.[2] The City of Fox Lake, and the communities of Lyndon Dale and Delbern Acres are found along the shoreline. There are two boat landings that are open to the public, found in parks on the northwest and southeast sides of the lake.[3] Fish present in the lake are Panfish, Muskellunge, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, and Walleye.[4] Fox Lake is split by the peninsula, that the community of Lyndon Dale is located on, in the south end of the lake. This forms a bay known as The Jug, near the City of Fox Lake. According to the DNR, the bottom of the lake is 1% sand, 30% gravel, and 69% muck.[4] The lake goes through the Fox Lake Dam, into Mill Creek, then flows to Beaver Dam Lake.[5] The Fox Lake Correctional Institution is less than a mile from the north shore of the lake.

  1. ^ "Fox Lake Map" (PDF). Wisconsin DNR. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Fox Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Fox Lake Facts". Fox Lake Inland Lake Protection & Rehabilitation District (FLILPARD). Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Fox Lake". Wisconsin DNR. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Fox Lake Dam". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 9 January 2018.