Adams County WI Lakes

Adams County, WI: Lakes, Rivers, Creeks & Streams - Lake Petenwell & Castle Rock Lake Adams County is the Heart of Central Wisconsin and for many good reasons including not only Lake Petenwell, Wisconsin's 2nd Largest body of water and Castle Rock Lake WI 4th largest but an array of small to mid size fishing lakes, trout streams and water ski lakes like Big Roche-A-Cri Lake. There are a total of 27 lakes recognized by the DNR, about 15 - 20 creek & stream which most find their way to both Castle Rock Lake & Lake Petenwell. These lakes provide a wide variety of recreation including fishing, boating, skiing, jet skiing, canoeing, snowmobiling, ice fishing, fishing tournaments, and even sailing. You'll find the typical Wisconsin fish in these waters; Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Catfish, Crappies, Blue Gills and if your lucky Muskellunge (aka Musky).

Adams County Wisconsin Lakes

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Top 5 Bodies of Water in Adams County, Wisconsin

Lake Petenwell, WI. also known as Petenwell flowage is Wisconsin's 2nd Largest lake which is a man made lake built in the mid-1940's using a Hydro-Dam to produce electricity which is located. Lake Petenwell has become one of the main Recreation Lakes do to it's size, location north of Wisconsin Dells, tournament quality fishing & county park on both the Adams and Juneau sides. Lake Petenwell Website - https://Lake-Petenwell.com

Castle Rock Lake, WI. is on of the most popular lakes in all of Wisconsin and has been a play ground for Illinois & Milwaukee tourists, you can now add Twin Cities, MN to the list. Castle Rock Lake is Wisconsin 4th largest lake which is part of the Wisconsin River Flowage system. The lake is part of the borders between Adams & Juneau Counties as well as Lake Petenwell. Castle Rock Lake Website - https://Castle-Rock-Lake.com

Tri-Lakes, WI. are formed by three bodies of water connected by creek and streams; Lake Camelot, Lake Sherwood and Lake Arrowhead. These lake are the main recreational attraction in Rome Township and is heavily developed with property for both full time and part time residence. If your not fishing or boating on the lake your probably on Lake Arrowhead Golf Course. TriLakes Website - https://trilakeswi.com

Big Roche-A-Cri Lake, WI. This 200+ acre lake has a max depth of 20 feet with Big Roche-A-Cri Creek feeding it from the East, and it turns back into Big Roche-A-Cri Creek after the dam to the west. the water then flows several miles into Arkdale Lake. Big Roche-A-Cri Lake is known for it's great panfish, large mouth bass and northern pike fishing. Waterskiing is allow but check wake rules.

Friendship Lake, WI. is a flowage fed by Little Roche-A-Cri Creek that flows into Castle Rock Lake. Friendship Lake is just north of Adams - Friendship (sometimes called the twin cities, in the heart of Adams County) and offers a variety of recreation such as swimming, fishing, waterskiing, jet skiing, boating and great ice fishing, all with a view of Friendship Mound.

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Lake information for Adams County, Central Wisconsin

Lake Name	Acres	Max Depth	Services & Fish
Amey Pond	56	7 ft.	Undeveloped Launch, Pike, Bass, Walleye & Panfish
Arkdale Lake	55	6 ft.	Developed Launch, Pike, Large & Smallmouth Bass & Panfish
Big Roche-A-Cri	205	20 ft.	Develop Launch, Northern Pike, Large Mouth Bass, Walleye & Panfish
Big Spring Lake	7	5 ft.	Undeveloped Launch, Bass, Panfish & Trout
Blue Lake	??	?? ft.	Unknown
Castle Rock Lake	13,955	36 ft.	Develop Launch, Musky, Northern Pike, Large Mouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Catfish & Panfish
Crooked Lake	64	56 ft.	Develop Launch,Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Panfish
Deep Lake	35	47 ft.	Undeveloped Launch, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Panfish, Trout
Easton Lake	24	10 ft.	Developed Launch, Blue Gill, Brook Trout, Large Mouth Bass, Northern Pike
Easton Shores Pond	4	6 ft.	No Launch, Panfish, ?
Fawn Lake	20	N/A	Undeveloped Launch, Large Mouth Bass & Panfish
Fenners Lake	33	30 ft.	Develop Launch, Blue Gill, Largemouth Bass & Northern Pike
Friendship Lake	115	15 ft.	Develop Launch, Northern Pike, Walleye, Large Mouth Bass, & Panfish
Goose Lake	81	18 ft.	Develop Launch, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass & Panfish
Hill Lake	??	?? ft.	Largemouth Bass & Panfish
Jordan Lake	213	85 ft.	Northern Pike, Walleye, Largemouth Bass, Trout & Panfish
Lake Arrowhead	300	30 ft.	Develop Launch, Northern Pike, Walleye, Large Mouth Bass & Panfish
Lake Camelot	445	24 ft.	Develop Launch, Northern Pike, Walleye, Large Mouth Bass & Panfish
Lake Mason	855	9 ft.	Develop Launch, Muskie, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Catfish, Panfish
Lake Petenwell	23,040	44 ft.	Develop Launch, Muskie, Northern Pike, Walleye, Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass, Catfish, Sturgeon, many panfish and rough fish.
Lake Sherwood	246	27 ft.	Develop Launch, Northern Pike, Walleye, Large Mouth Bass & Panfish
McCall Lake	4	37 ft.	Panfish, Largemouth Bass and Trout.
McDougall Lake	9	8 ft.	No Launch, Bass & Panfish
McGinnis Lake	33	28 ft.	Develop Launch, Blue Gill & Largemouth Bass
Parker Lake	59	30 ft.	Undeveloped Launch,
Patrick Lake	50	10 ft.	Develop Launch, Blue Gill, Northern Pike & Largemouth Bass
Peppermill Lake	100	9 ft.	No Launch, Muskie, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass & Panfish
Rollers Lake	27	6 ft.	No Launch, Bass & Panfish
Silver Lake	7	11 ft.	Undeveloped Launch, A Variety of Panfish
Wolf Lake	49	47 ft.	Developed Launch, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass & Panfish

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Friendship Lake Wisconsin

Friendship Lake is located in Central Wisconsin, Adams County in Adams Township. The lake is a flowage fed by Little Roche-A-Cri Creek on the east side of Hwy 13, and turns back into a trout stream on the West side of the Hwy after the Friendship Hydroelectric Dam. Friendship Lake has 1 large public boat launch on Hwy 13, right by the Public Beach. It's is just north of Adams - Friendship (sometimes called the twin cities, in the heart of Adams County) and offers a variety of recreation such as swimming, fishing, waterskiing, jet skiing, boating, canoeing and great ice fishing, all with a view of Friendship Mound. This lake has many types of fish including; Large Mouth Bass, Small Mouth Bass, Northern Pike, Walleye, Bluegills, Rock Bass and more. Adams-Friendship is also the County Seat. - Friendship Beach is the Public Access Point to the Lake!

The lake is formed by both Little Roche-A-Cri Creek and Fordham Creek which are controlled by the Friendship Dam right next to the public beach and boat launch. Below the dam is Friendship Park where the water turns into a trout stream called Little Roche-A-Cri Creek that flows all the way into Wisconsin’s 4th largest body of water, Castle Rock Lake.

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Type of Fish in Friendship Lake:

Large Mouth Bass, Small Mouth Bass, Northern Pike, Walleye, Panfish like; Blue Gills and Rock Bass

Special DNR Fishing Rules: No Trolling

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Lake Information

Type Of Water
Lake Type
Water Size
Water Size w/ Islands
Volume
Max. Depth
Average Depth
% of Water under 3'
% of Water Over 20'
Shoreline
Bottom
Dam

- Lake, Freshwater

- Mixed drainage from Little Roche-A-Cri CreekRoche-A-Cri Creek and Fordham Creek

- 115 sq Acres

- 114 sq Acres

- 680.6 Acres Ft

- 15'

- 6'

- 8.9%

- 0%

- 5.9 miles

- A mixture of Silt & Sand

- Friendship Lake Hydroelectric Dam

Lake Activities

Wake Rules
Public Access
Allowed
Not Allowed

- N/A

- Public Beach & Boat Launch off of Hwy 13 just north of Adams-Friendship

- Swimming, Water Skiing, Jet Skiing, Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating and Canoeing

- Trolling

-Friendship Mound, boat rental, resort, food, beach, bait & tackle, Cty Rd J, State Rd 13

Lake Location

Country
State
County(ies)
Township(s)
Section(s)
Town
Range

- United States of America

- Wisconsin

- Adams

- Adams and Preston

- Adams; 4 & 5, Preston 32 & 33

- 17N & 18N

- 6E

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Special Places

- Adams and Friendship; Shopping, Schools K - 12, Hospital, County Seat, Library, Fair Grounds, Food, Gas, Bait & Tackle, Lodging, Adams County Airport, Craft Fairs and Landman Realty LLC 608-339-8030

- Roche-A-Cri State Park, Friendship Mound, Adams - Friendship Flea Market, Friendship Park and much more.

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