White Potato Lake (Oconto County)

Waterbody ID (WBIC): 515100 — permanent page /lakes/515100/.

White Potato Lake is in Oconto County; records show 1,023 acres and 6 DNR access-site records.

Size

1,023 acres

Lake type

SEEPAGE

Max depth

11 ft

Mean depth

5 ft

• 6 documented public access site records (DNR access inventory)
• 5 fish species/groups with abundance categories (DNR lake page)
• Fish stocking documented through 2024 (DNR stocking records)
• Summer Secchi clarity median 7 ft (field measurements)
• Official DNR depth map available (PDF)

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Plan your visit

• Lake directory: public landing — Yes
• Lake directory: public beach — No
• Lake directory: public park — No
• DNR public-access inventory: 6 documented access site records
• DNR public-access inventory: documented developed boat ramp
• DNR public-access inventory: documented carry-in access
• 6 sites qualify for per-site Directions through the reviewed lake association (load the site details below)

Each statement is bounded to its named source; absence of a record is never evidence of no access. The DNR access database may lag reality; posted signs at the landing are authoritative.

Verify at the DNR public boat access program page.

Nearby facilities

• FARR LAKE CA — Camping area; ≈10.9 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); ≈11 km from the associated access point (straight line); fee charged.
• NELLIGAN BL — Boating site; ≈13.5 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); ≈13.6 km from the associated access point (straight line).
• BEAR PAW BL — Boating site; ≈13.7 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); ≈13.8 km from the associated access point (straight line).

USFS Chequamegon-Nicolet constructed recreation sites only; straight-line distance is geographic context, not a travel route.

Fishing

The DNR lake page publishes 5 fish species/groups with abundance categories — categories are source labels, never a population count.

DNR fish labels: Largemouth Bass—Common; Northern Pike—Common; Panfish—Common; not population counts.

Stocking records: 54 documented events through 2024, 4,317,302 fish total. Species: Walleye (Frequent), Muskellunge And Hybrids (Frequent), Bluegill (Historic). Events in 2015 or later count as recent.

No fisheries survey population estimate is published for this lake in the covered report families.

• Musky reproductive status (DNR mapped): Natural reproduction plus stocking (Cat. 2)

Fishing limits — 2026-2027 season: 19 normalized rows across 19 species entries. Normalized from the DNR ruleset retrieved 2026-08-04. Source text remains authoritative.

2026-2027 retained fishing rules: 19 published rows for 19 species; effective through 2027-03-07. Check current DNR rules.

Water and setting

• Field-measured summer Secchi clarity: median 7 ft from 5 samples, latest sample 2022-08-23
• Satellite clarity estimate: 8.33 ft (2017) — a remote-sensing estimate, kept separate from field measurements
• Lake directory clarity class: Moderate

Official DNR depth map (PDF) — Historical lake map; not for navigation. Link checked 2026-07-16.

• AIS record: Chinese mystery snail — Verified, latest documented 2015-07-09
• AIS record: Eurasian watermilfoil — Verified, latest documented 2018-08-02
• AIS record: Purple loosestrife — Verified (vouchered), latest documented 2015-07-09
• AIS record: Rusty crayfish — Verified, latest documented 2007-12-31

Occurrence records come from a non-exhaustive DNR inventory; a record documents presence at observation time and a missing record is never evidence of absence.

• Public-land proximity (GIS proxy, not access evidence): mapped public land within 1,000 ft; nearest: Oconto County Forest (Oconto County); ≈25.7% of shoreline buffer
• Shoreline development (landcover proxy, 2025 source): ≈25.2% developed land within 300 m, ≈5.2% impervious
• Road proximity (TIGER proxy, 2025 source): nearest local road or city street ≈0 m; ≈2.5 km of road per km² within 1 km

• Priority Navigable Waterway — basis: musky area

Designations are legally defined DNR records shown as their sources state them; no composite rating is implied.

Data & sources

Published data families

• Fish species and abundance (DNR lake pages)
• Fish stocking history
• Fishing regulations (normalized snapshot)
• Directory access facts (landing, beach, park)
• Public access site inventory
• Satellite water clarity estimate
• Field-measured Secchi clarity
• Aquatic invasive species occurrences

Original records: Wisconsin DNR lake page.

Missing values are unpublished, never zero; each fact above is bounded to its named source and date. Full sourcing detail: Data & methods.