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Ballard Lake

By Sayner. 503 acres, 25 feet at the deepest.

503acres
25 ftdeepest
1public boat landing

Ice on Ballard Lake

No ice reports from Ballard Lake in the last two weeks.

What folks saw out there, not the DNR. No ice is safe ice; check it yourself.

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Fish

The DNR doesn't list any fish for this lake.

Boat landings

Water and bottom

  • Bottom: 60% sand, 20% gravel, 5% rock, 15% muck
  • Kind of lake: a drainage lake: a stream runs in and out

Invasive species

The DNR has found banded mystery snail here.

State law: before you leave the landing, pull off any plants and critters, drain all the water out of your boat, motor, livewell and buckets, and never move live fish away from the lake.

The DNR's boat and bait rules

Depth map

Wisconsin DNR lake survey map of Ballard Lake, with depth lines in feet

Wisconsin DNR lake survey map, mapped June 1941. Mind the north arrow; some of these old maps are turned sideways. It's old and not for navigation; shorelines and depths change. The DNR lists the lake at 503 acres today. The DNR's original (PDF)

Lake facts from the Wisconsin DNR's page for Ballard Lake, checked October 24, 2026.