Wakesurfing on Hauser Lake

Hauser Lake rates Excellent for wakesurf suitability. Deep and roomy enough to ride the way the sport’s own guidance recommends. The rating is based on its measured surface area of 3,200 acres. This is a read of the water's dimensions, not legal permission — check the Montana rules and the local authority for this lake before you launch.

No maximum-depth measurement is on record for Hauser Lake in the state agency data we use, so its depth factor is unrated. We do not estimate depth.

Hauser Lake carries a LakeQuality water-quality grade of C, computed from EPA and state monitoring data — Secchi clarity, total phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a. That is a separate question from wakesurf suitability: a lake can be excellent to ride and mediocre to swim in, or the reverse. See the full lake page for the grade breakdown.

Montana has no statewide wakesurfing-specific law. General no-wake rules apply (e.g., no-wake within 200 feet of shore on waters over 35 surface acres west of the Continental Divide, and no-wake on western-district lakes under 35 acres), and ballasted wake/wakesurf boats need decontamination before launching in the Columbia River Basin. No wake-surf-specific distance/depth/acreage thresholds exist statewide. Individual lakes often add stricter local limits on top of the statewide rule — no-wake zones, operating hours, and horsepower caps are all common — so confirm with the local authority for Hauser Lake.