Where is White Potato Lake?

White Potato Lake is a lake in Oconto County, Wisconsin. Its water-quality measurements are published by Wisconsin DNR and shown on this page as reported.

How deep is White Potato Lake?

White Potato Lake has a maximum depth of 11 feet. The lake covers 1023 acres.

What fish are in White Potato Lake?

Fish species found in White Potato Lake include Musky, Panfish, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Walleye. White Potato Lake is located in Oconto County, Wisconsin.

Are there boat ramps on White Potato Lake?

White Potato Lake has 5 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include White Potato Lake #4, White Potato Lake #5, White Potato Lake #3, White Potato Lake #2, among others. Public access is listed as yes.

Can I fish at White Potato Lake?

White Potato Lake has 5 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Wisconsin's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.

White Potato Lake

Oconto County, Wisconsin1,023 acresView map Directions

Wisconsin DNR publishes the water-quality measurements for White Potato Lake. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity

6.5 ft

Typical for Wisconsin

Secchi · sampled 2026

Phosphorus

17 µg/L

Typical for Wisconsin

Measured by Wisconsin DNR

Max depth

11 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

1,023 acres

Surface area

Type

Mesotrophic

Trophic class

Trend

Improving

4 years of samples

Mesotrophic
2 aquatic invasives
11 ft max depth
Public access

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White Potato Lake in Oconto County, Wisconsin has water-quality measurements published by Wisconsin DNR, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.5 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 17 µg/L. Maximum depth: 11 ft. Surface area: 1023 acres.

Wisconsin DNR lists Panfish as common on White Potato Lake. DNR survey details →

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White Potato Lake is a 1,023-acre mesotrophic lake in Oconto County, Wisconsin with a maximum depth of 11 feet. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years. The lake supports 5 documented fish species including Musky, Panfish, and Largemouth Bass. Public access is available with 5 public boat landings. Compared to the 38 other monitored lakes in Oconto County, White Potato Lake ranks #26 for water quality.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Wisconsin DNR Surface Water, last sampled 2026-06-15. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

White Potato Lake covers about 1,000 acres in Oconto County. It has 5 public boat landings, so a lakefront rental is not the only way to get a boat on the water. For a place on the water, look through cabin and lake-house rentals near White Potato Lake on Vrbo. For a hotel or motel room, Booking.com and Expedia both search around the lake.

What White Potato Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Boat launch5 documented ramps
Fishing5 species recorded
Big water1,023 acres

Swimming conditions

Readings only

Low algae

Based on clarity and algae readings from past sampling — there is no live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether White Potato Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for White Potato Lake

These are the measurements Wisconsin DNR publishes for White Potato Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

Murky, only visible to about 6.5 ft. Phosphorus 17 µg/L. TSI 48.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	6.5ft	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	17µg/L	Good GoodFairPoor
Chlorophyll-a (algae)		No reading The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water.
Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a.	48	Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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DNR fisheries survey

Wisconsin DNR lists Panfish as common on White Potato Lake.

A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows White Potato Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 4 years of monitoring is improving. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.

WI DNR Lake Profile

Authoritative data from the Wisconsin DNR LakePages. 3 stations on file (most recent sample 2025).

DNR Assessment

Excellent · Shallow Seepage lake

Trophic State Index 43 (mesotrophic) · 5-year average

Fish Species (DNR-rated)

Panfish(Common)Largemouth Bass(Common)Northern Pike(Common)Musky(Present)Walleye(Present)

Contour map (PDF) →Full WI DNR LakePage →Water quality stations →

DNR Reports & Resources

Wisconsin DNR Fisheries scientists publish multi-year survey reports for White Potato Lake covering fish populations, stocking, water quality, and management. 1 report on file.

These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).

2020
White Potato Lake creel survey, 2020
Creel Survey · WI DNR · 2020 (PDF)

Lake Details

Max depth

11 ft

Surface area

1,023 acres

Public access

Yes

Listed by Wisconsin DNR

Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area

6 sq mi

HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS

Shoreline

5.9 mi

HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS

Elevation

840 ft

Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS).

Recreation & Access

Boat Landings

Yes

Public Access

White Potato Lake #4Public
White Potato Lake #5Public
White Potato Lake #3Public
White Potato Lake #2Public
White Potato Lake #1Public

Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps

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Fish Species

Musky Panfish Largemouth Bass Northern Pike Walleye

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Invasive & Introduced Species

Red chips are ecologically harmful invasive species. Gray chips are stocked or introduced fish that aren't a current ecological concern.

Chinese Mystery SnailEurasian Water-MilfoilPurple LoosestrifeRusty Crayfish

Water Quality Trend: Improving

Based on 4 years of monitoring (2020–2026).

Water clarity
Improving
2 years
Phosphorus
Stable
+0.01 µg/L/yr4 years

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Nearby Lakes in Oconto County

Bass Lake—View →Ranch Lake12.5 ft clear · Mesotrophic—View →Halfmoon Lake17 ft clear—View →Pickerel Lake4.5 ft clear · Eutrophic—View →Pickerel Lake—View →Ucil Lake—View →

Frequently asked questions about White Potato Lake

Where is White Potato Lake?: White Potato Lake is a lake in Oconto County, Wisconsin. Its water-quality measurements are published by Wisconsin DNR and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of White Potato Lake?: White Potato Lake in Oconto County, Wisconsin has water-quality measurements published by Wisconsin DNR, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.5 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 17 µg/L. Maximum depth: 11 ft. Surface area: 1023 acres.
Is White Potato Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is White Potato Lake?: White Potato Lake has a maximum depth of 11 feet. The lake covers 1023 acres.
What fish are in White Potato Lake?: Fish species found in White Potato Lake include Musky, Panfish, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Walleye. White Potato Lake is located in Oconto County, Wisconsin.
What did the DNR fisheries survey find at White Potato Lake?: Wisconsin DNR lists Panfish as common on White Potato Lake. A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows White Potato Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 4 years of monitoring is improving. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.
Are there boat ramps on White Potato Lake?: White Potato Lake has 5 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include White Potato Lake #4, White Potato Lake #5, White Potato Lake #3, White Potato Lake #2, among others. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at White Potato Lake?: White Potato Lake has 5 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Wisconsin's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.

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Where this data comes from

19 measurements from 2 monitoring stations, 2020–2026. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

Wisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesWIDNR_WQX19 samples · 2020–2026

Analytical methods

Phosphorus by Colorimetry
Total Phosphorus After Block Digestion
2130 B ~ Nephelometric Method

Monitoring station identifiers (2)

EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.

Other records on this page

Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)

Fish and recreation data from Wisconsin DNR Lakes

Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory