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Lakes Near Madison, Wisconsin

106 counted Wisconsin lakes sit within 60 miles of Madison - the largest is Lake Koshkonong at 10,595 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Lake Koshkonong	Jefferson, Dane, Rock	26 mi	10,595 acres	7 ft
Lake Mendota	Dane	2 mi	9,781 acres	83 ft
Green Lake	Green Lake	55 mi	7,920 acres	236 ft
Lake Wisconsin	Columbia, Sauk	23 mi	7,197 acres	24 ft
Beaver Dam Lake	Dodge	39 mi	6,718 acres	7 ft
Geneva Lake	Walworth	57 mi	5,401 acres	135 ft
Puckaway Lake	Marquette, Green Lake	49 mi	5,013 acres	5 ft
Lake Monona	Dane	2 mi	3,359 acres	74 ft
Lake Kegonsa	Dane	11 mi	3,200 acres	32 ft
Sinissippi Lake (Hustisford)	Dodge	45 mi	3,078 acres	8 ft
Fox Lake	Dodge	43 mi	2,713 acres	19 ft
Pewaukee Lake	Waukesha	55 mi	2,437 acres	45 ft
Buffalo Lake	Marquette	48 mi	2,179 acres	8 ft
Lake Waubesa	Dane	6 mi	2,074 acres	38 ft
Delavan Lake	Walworth	51 mi	1,906 acres	52 ft
Grand River Marsh*	Green Lake, Marquette	46 mi	1,446 acres	7 ft
Rock Lake	Jefferson	24 mi	1,365 acres	60 ft
Okauchee Lake	Waukesha	49 mi	1,210 acres	90 ft
Lac La Belle	Waukesha	45 mi	1,154 acres	45 ft
Nagawicka Lake	Waukesha	51 mi	981 acres	90 ft
Como Lake	Walworth	57 mi	955 acres	9 ft
Mason Lake	Adams, Marquette	42 mi	882 acres	9 ft
Oconomowoc Lake	Waukesha	48 mi	818 acres	60 ft
Mud Lake	Columbia	24 mi	817 acres	-
Lake Beulah	Walworth	54 mi	812 acres	58 ft
Pine Lake	Waukesha	51 mi	711 acres	85 ft
Lake Redstone	Sauk	51 mi	635 acres	36.5 ft
Whitewater Lake	Walworth	42 mi	625 acres	35 ft
Lake Maria	Green Lake	44 mi	563 acres	6 ft
Crystal Lake	Dane, Columbia	19 mi	525 acres	9 ft
Little Green Lake	Green Lake	50 mi	462 acres	28 ft
Pike Lake	Washington	56 mi	461 acres	45 ft
Yellowstone Lake	Lafayette	36 mi	453 acres	14 ft
Rome Mill Pond	Jefferson	40 mi	448 acres	7 ft
North Lake	Waukesha	52 mi	440 acres	78.4 ft
Lake Ripley	Jefferson	21 mi	420 acres	44 ft
Swan Lake	Columbia	33 mi	407 acres	82 ft
Lake Columbia	Columbia	28 mi	378 acres	8 ft
Devils Lake	Sauk	29 mi	374 acres	47 ft
Lower Phantom Lake	Waukesha	55 mi	373 acres	12 ft
Red Cedar Lake	Jefferson	22 mi	344 acres	6 ft
Lake Montello	Marquette	51 mi	341 acres	17 ft
Lake Wingra	Dane	2 mi	336 acres	14 ft
Park Lake	Columbia	33 mi	330 acres	27 ft
Beaver Lake	Waukesha	53 mi	313 acres	46 ft
Green Lake	Walworth	47 mi	311 acres	57 ft
Golden Lake	Waukesha, Jefferson	44 mi	288 acres	44 ft
Eagle Spring Lake	Waukesha, Walworth	51 mi	279 acres	8 ft
Upper Nemahbin Lake	Waukesha	49 mi	277 acres	60 ft
Mill Lake	Walworth	48 mi	271 acres	40 ft
Lake Emily	Dodge	44 mi	268 acres	10 ft
Middle Lake	Walworth	47 mi	259 acres	40 ft
North Lake	Walworth	45 mi	255 acres	11 ft
Grassy Lake	Columbia	27 mi	250 acres	-
Delton Lake	Sauk	41 mi	249 acres	16 ft
Lost Lake	Dodge	34 mi	247 acres	8 ft
Grand Lake (Millpond)	Green Lake	45 mi	242 acres	8 ft
Lower Nemahbin Lake	Waukesha	49 mi	239 acres	36 ft
Lake Keesus	Waukesha	55 mi	235 acres	42 ft
Jordan Lake	Adams	48 mi	233 acres	92 ft

Showing the 60 largest of 106 counted lakes within 60 miles of Madison.

Sources: Wisconsin DNR lake data; lake coordinates from the DNR. Verified October 28, 2026.