Wakesurfing on Lake Memphremagog

Lake Memphremagog 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 25,800 acres. This is a read of the water's dimensions, not legal permission — check the Vermont rules and the local authority for this lake before you launch.

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

Lake Memphremagog carries a LakeQuality water-quality grade of B, 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.

Vermont's Use of Public Waters wakeboat rule, effective April 15, 2024, confines wakesports mode to designated wakesports zones: areas at least 500 feet from shore, in water over 20 feet deep, at least 200 feet wide, within a contiguous lake area meeting the acreage threshold (the rule was adopted with a 50-acre zone requirement and has been the subject of subsequent updates toward a larger contiguous-acre standard). About 30 inland lakes qualify; cross-boundary waters like Lake Champlain are treated differently. It is the first comprehensive statewide wakeboat rule in the US. 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 Lake Memphremagog.