Beaver Dam Lake (Wisconsin)

Beaver Dam Lake is a 6,718 acre lake in Dodge County, Wisconsin.^[2] The communities of Beaver Dam, South Beaver Dam, Sunset Beach, Beaver Edge, Fox Lake Junction border the lake. The fish present in the lake are Panfish, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, and Walleye.^[3] The lake is created by a dam located in the City of Beaver Dam at Haskell Street and flows into the Beaver Dam River.^[4] There are seven public boat landings and numerous parks along the lake shore.

Beaver Dam Lake
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Location	Dodge County, Wisconsin
Coordinates	43.5205513°N 88.9023628°W / 43.5205513; -88.9023628
Type	Drainage Lake
River sources	Beaver Dam River
Surface area	6,718 acres (2,719 ha)
Average depth	5 feet (1.5 m)
Max. depth	7 feet (2.1 m)
Water volume	30,677 acre-feet (37,840,000 m3)[1]
Shore length1	41.20 miles (66.30 km)
Surface elevation	869 feet (265 m)
Islands	26
Settlements	Beaver Dam, South Beaver Dam, Sunset Beach, Beaver Edge, Fox Lake Junction
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Beaver Dam city and lake, Wisconsin

Water from Fox Lake flows through the Mill Creek into Beaver Dam Lake.

Islands

There are 26 islands in Beaver Dam Lake ranging from 0.1 to 2.8 acres. All of the islands are privately owned.

Island Name	Size in acres
Grape Island	0.2
Cuba Island	0.6
Round Island	0.6
Little Skunk Island	0.7
Big Skunk Island	1.8
Jones Island	0.8
Fish Camp Island	0.9
Goose Island	0.2
Little Goose Island	0.4
Mink Island	0.1
Wayside Island	1.5
New Island	2.1
Fisher Island	2.8
Seering Island	0.9
Small Island	0.2
Hupf’s Island	0.2
Middle Island	0.6
High Island	0.7
Moon Island	0.8
Lueck Island	0.2
Miller’s Island	0.2
Buckeye Island	1.8
Snipes Island	1.6
Neilsen’s Island	1.6
Majestic Island	1.9
Babe’s Island	1.4
Kopf Island	0.9
Evergreen Island	1.1

See also

• List of lakes in Wisconsin

References

1. "Lake Survey Map" (PDF). Wisconsin DNR. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
2. "Beaver Dam Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
3. "Beaver Dam Lake". Wisconsin DNR. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
4. "Beaver Dam Lake and Islands" (PDF). City of Beaver Dam. Retrieved 8 January 2018.