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Lakes Near Wausau, Wisconsin

239 counted Wisconsin lakes sit within 60 miles of Wausau - the largest is Petenwell Lake at 23,173 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Petenwell Lake	Adams, Wood, Juneau	59 mi	23,173 acres	44 ft
Big Eau Pleine Reservoir	Marathon	17 mi	6,348 acres	46 ft
Shawano Lake	Shawano	56 mi	6,215 acres	39.5 ft
Lake Du Bay	Portage, Marathon	18 mi	4,649 acres	30 ft
Willow Flowage	Oneida	54 mi	4,217 acres	30 ft
Pelican Lake	Oneida	44 mi	3,545 acres	39 ft
Wisconsin R Fl C3-Stevens Pt	Portage	28 mi	2,489 acres	25 ft
Chequamegon Waters Flowage	Taylor	54 mi	2,366 acres	22 ft
Lake Nokomis	Oneida, Lincoln	42 mi	2,274 acres	33 ft
Biron Flowage	Wood, Portage	35 mi	2,187 acres	23 ft
Metonga Lake	Forest	54 mi	2,038 acres	79 ft
Lake Wausau	Marathon	2 mi	1,851 acres	30 ft
Pine Lake	Forest	59 mi	1,673 acres	15 ft
Lake Mohawksin	Lincoln	36 mi	1,515 acres	25 ft
Lake Alice	Lincoln	36 mi	1,438 acres	32 ft
Rhinelander Flowage	Oneida	52 mi	1,372 acres	10 ft
Pickerel Lake	Langlade, Forest	47 mi	1,272 acres	19 ft
Spirit River Flowage	Lincoln	34 mi	1,220 acres	25 ft
Little Rice Lake	Forest	54 mi	1,201 acres	10 ft
White Lake	Waupaca	54 mi	1,064 acres	10 ft
Lake Lucerne	Forest	55 mi	1,039 acres	73 ft
Upper Post Lake	Langlade, Oneida	44 mi	765 acres	14 ft
Rice River Flowage*(Nokomis)	Lincoln, Oneida	42 mi	764 acres	26 ft
Two Sisters Lake	Oneida	56 mi	719 acres	63 ft
Mosinee Flowage	Marathon	11 mi	716 acres	18 ft
Rolling Stone Lake	Langlade	47 mi	682 acres	12 ft
Alexander Lake	Lincoln	17 mi	618 acres	36 ft
Crescent Lake	Oneida	45 mi	616 acres	32 ft
Katherine Lake	Oneida	59 mi	524 acres	30 ft
Wabikon Lake	Forest	59 mi	513 acres	15 ft
Enterprise Lake	Langlade	40 mi	509 acres	27 ft
Wisconsin Rapids Flowage	Wood	39 mi	504 acres	22 ft
Nepco Lake	Wood	44 mi	496 acres	29 ft
Nekoosa Flowage	Wood	46 mi	486 acres	17 ft
Cranberry Lake	Price	57 mi	466 acres	18 ft
Moen Lake	Oneida	51 mi	461 acres	11 ft
Berkhahn Flowage (Townline)	Marathon	20 mi	445 acres	12 ft
Townsend Flowage	Oconto	57 mi	445 acres	30 ft
George Lake	Oneida	47 mi	443 acres	26 ft
Meadow Valley Flowage	Juneau	59 mi	439 acres	8 ft
Roberts Lake	Forest	54 mi	435 acres	31 ft
Chute Pond	Oconto	60 mi	433 acres	19 ft
Jersey City Flowage	Lincoln	38 mi	423 acres	20 ft
Bridge Lake	Oneida, Lincoln	41 mi	419 acres	15 ft
Stella Lake	Oneida	57 mi	415 acres	22 ft
Reservoir Pond	Oconto	55 mi	413 acres	16 ft
Mondeaux Flowage	Taylor	45 mi	411 acres	10 ft
Willow Lake	Oneida	55 mi	410 acres	6 ft
Somo Lake	Lincoln	40 mi	404 acres	25 ft
Bearskin Lake	Oneida	53 mi	403 acres	26 ft
Lake Thompson	Oneida	49 mi	401 acres	30 ft
Unnamed T21n R01e S02-14	Jackson	56 mi	398 acres	12 ft
Squash Lake	Oneida	44 mi	398 acres	74 ft
Townline Reservoir*	Marathon, Portage	20 mi	395 acres	10 ft
Camelot Lake	Adams	51 mi	393 acres	24 ft
Archibald Lake	Oconto	56 mi	392 acres	50 ft
Unnamed T22n R04e S32-14	Wood	47 mi	389 acres	3 ft
Lower Post Lake	Langlade	42 mi	379 acres	9 ft
Horsehead Lake	Oneida	57 mi	377 acres	11 ft
Teal Flowage	Marathon	20 mi	370 acres	13 ft

Showing the 60 largest of 239 counted lakes within 60 miles of Wausau.

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