Seaplane restrictions in Wisconsin waters

This is a list of known lakes that have specific restrictions covering seaplane operations. There may be lakes with restrictions that do not appear on this list. There are communities that have ordinances that may contain general or specific references that could impact seaplane operations. These ordinances may contain references to motor-powered craft, boat, watercraft, power-driven boat, self-propelled boat, combustion engine craft, houseboat operations and alike.

We want to alert all seaplane pilots to contact the local lake or river authority before attempting to use these or any other surface water for seaplane operations.

Lake	County	Authority
Bear Lake	Barron	Town of Bear Lake
Upper Eau Claire Lake	Bayfield	Town of Barnes
Lake Mendota	Dane	City of Madison
Lake Monona	Dane	City of Madison
Lake Wingra	Dane	City of Madison
Eagle Harbor	Door	Town of Ephraim
Interfalls Lake	Douglas	DNR
Lake Altoona	Eau Claire	City of Altoona
Auburn Lake	Fond du Lac	Town of Auburn
Buttermilk Lake	Fond du Lac	Town of Auburn
Cedar Lake	Fond du Lac	Town of Osceola
Crooked Lake	Fond du Lac	Town of Auburn
Dickman Lake	Fond du Lac	Town of Auburn
Forest Lake	Fond du Lac	Town of Auburn
Kettle Moraine Lake	Fond du Lac	Town of Osceola
Little Mud Lake	Fond du Lac	Town of Auburn
Long Lake	Fond du Lac	Town of Osceola
Maute Lake	Fond du Lac	DNR
Mud Lake	Fond du Lac	Town of Osceola
Spring Lake	Fond du Lac	Town of Auburn
Spruce Lake	Fond du Lac	Town of Osceola
Governor Dodge State Park	Iowa	DNR
Lake Ripley	Jefferson	Town of Oakland
Rock Lake	Jefferson	Town of Lake Mills
Spring Lake	Jefferson	Village of Palmyra
Elizabeth Lake	Kenosha	Village of Twin Lakes
Marie Lake	Kenosha	Village of Twin Lakes
Yellowstone Lake	Lafayette	DNR
Bass Lakes	Menominee	Town of Menominee
LaMotte Lake	Menominee	Town of Menominee
Legend Lake	Menominee	Town of Menominee
Moshawquit Lake	Menominee	Town of Menominee
Spirit Lake	Menominee	Town of Menominee
Wolf River	Menominee	Town of Menominee
Lake of the Dalles	Polk	DNR
Wisconsin River	Portage	Town of Plover
Brown’s Lake	Racine	Town of Burlington
Lake Tichigan	Racine	Town of Waterford
Long Lake	Racine	Town of Burlington
Mong Lake	Racine	Town of Norway
Waubeesee Lake	Racine	Town of Norway
Wind Lake	Racine	Town of Norway
Devils Lake	Sauk	DNR
Lake Delton	Sauk	Village of Lake Delton
Lake Redstone	Sauk	Town of LaValle
Elkhart Lake	Sheboygan	Town of Elkhart Lake
Lake Seven	Sheboygan	DNR
Willow River State Park	St. Croix	DNR
Crystal Lake	Vilas	DNR
Kawaquesaga	Vilas	Town of Minocqua
Minocqua	Vilas	Town of Minocqua
Tomahawk	Vilas	Town of Minocqul
Lake Beulah	Walworth	Town of East Troy
Lauderdale Lake	Walworth	Town of LaGrange
Pleasant Lake	Walworth	Town of LaGrange
Potten Lake	Walworth	Town of Richmond
Turtle Lake	Walworth	Town of Richmond
Whitewater Lake	Walworth	Town of Richmond
Leesome Lake	Washburn	Town of Madge
Amy Bell Lake	Washington	Town of Richfield
Bark Lake	Washington	Town of Richfield
Big Cedar Lake	Washington	Lake Protection & Rehabilitation District
Friess Lake	Washington	Town of Richfield
Lake Five	Washington	Town of Richfield
Little Cedar Lake	Washington	Town of West Bend
Lucas Lake	Washington	Town of West Bend
Silver Lake	Washington	Town of West Bend
Wallace Lake	Washington	Town of Trenton
Ottawa Lake	Waukesha	DNR
Pewaukee Lake	Waukesha	Town of Delafield
Pine Lake	Waukesha	Village of Chenequa
Spencer Lake	Waupaca	Town of Dayton
Stratten Lake	Waupaca	Town of Dayton
Waupaca Chain of Lakes	Waupaca	City of Waupaca
Neenah Harbor	Winnebago	Town of Neenah

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