Lakes / Wisconsin / Whitefish Lake
Whitefish Lake, Sawyer County, Wisconsin
800 acres
Surface Area
105 ft
Max Depth
45 ft
Average Depth
1,288 ft
Surface Elevation
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Wisconsin
45.86 degrees N, 91.45 degrees W - Sawyer 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 - Whitefish 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 Whitefish Lake Stacks Up
- Ranks #8 for depth among the 1074 natural lakes counted in Wisconsin so far.
- Its average depth of 45 ft is more than 4 times a typical shallow Wisconsin lake, which averages under 10 ft.
- About 217 miles from Madison, as the crow flies.
- 7 fish species on the DNR list for this lake.
Fish Species
MuskyPanfishLargemouth BassSmallmouth BassNorthern PikeTroutWalleye
Species recorded for this lake. Presence only - no abundance ratings.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID (WBIC)2392000
CountySawyer
Lake TypeDrainage
Coordinates45.8629, -91.4453
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 2392000); USGS; Wisconsin Lakes (shallow-lake benchmark). Verified October 28, 2026.