Lakes / Wisconsin / Metonga Lake

Metonga Lake, Wisconsin

2,038 acres

Surface Area

79 ft

Max Depth

25 ft

Average Depth

1,599 ft

Surface Elevation

Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes

Locator - Wisconsin

45.54 degrees N, 88.90 degrees W - Forest County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its DNR coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.

Depth Profile - Metonga Lake

Schematic cross-section drawn to one shared depth scale - not a survey or bathymetric map. The benchmark is the state itself: Wisconsin Lakes defines a shallow lake as under 20 ft at its deepest, with an average depth under 10 ft.

How Metonga Lake Stacks Up

The largest lake in Forest County among those counted.
Its average depth of 25 ft is more than 2 times a typical shallow Wisconsin lake, which averages under 10 ft.
About 172 miles from Madison, as the crow flies.
5 fish species on the DNR list for this lake.

Fish Species

PanfishLargemouth BassSmallmouth BassNorthern PikeWalleye

Species recorded for this lake. Presence only - no abundance ratings.

Facts and Figures

Waterbody ID (WBIC)394400

CountyForest

Lake TypeDrainage

Coordinates45.5409, -88.9041

Deepest Natural Lakes in Wisconsin

#	Lake	County	Surface Area	Max Depth
1	Green Lake	Green Lake	7,920 acres	236 ft
2	Geneva Lake	Walworth	5,401 acres	135 ft
3	Elkhart Lake	Sheboygan	292 acres	119 ft
4	Trout Lake	Vilas	3,864 acres	117 ft
5	Beaver Dam Lake	Barron	1,163 acres	106 ft

Largest Lakes in Wisconsin

#	Lake	County	Surface Area	Max Depth
1	Lake Winnebago	Winnebago, Fond du Lac, Calumet	131,939 acres	21 ft
2	Lake Pepin	Pierce, Buffalo, Pepin	24,550 acres	60 ft
3	Petenwell Lake	Adams, Wood, Juneau	23,173 acres	44 ft
4	Lake Chippewa	Sawyer	14,593 acres	92 ft
5	Lake Poygan	Winnebago, Waushara	14,024 acres	11 ft

Sources: Wisconsin DNR lake data (WBIC 394400); USGS; Wisconsin Lakes (shallow-lake benchmark). Verified October 28, 2026.