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Wisconsin›Clearest lakes›Door County

WI · ranked by public data

Clearest Lakes in Door County, Wisconsin, Ranked

4 Door County lakes are at least 50 acres with a current DNR water-clarity reading, out of 20 documented lakes in the county. Updated July 2026.

  1. 111 ft
    1,156 acres

    Door County, WI

    Kangaroo Lake

    enhancedDepth mapWater data
    45.04, -87.161,156 acres | 12 ft max2 public access pointsPanfish, Smallmouth Bass

    11 ft water clarity (May 2026) · 1,156 acres, 12 ft max depth · 2 public landings

  2. 211 ft
    865 acres

    Door County, WI

    Clark Lake

    enhancedDepth mapWater data
    44.94, -87.21865 acres | 25 ft max1 public access pointNorthern Pike, Panfish

    11 ft water clarity (Aug 2025) · 865 acres, 25 ft max depth · 1 public landing

  3. 35.5 ft
    297 acres

    Door County, WI

    Europe Lake

    enhancedDepth mapWater data
    45.27, -86.99297 acres | 10 ft max1 public access pointNorthern Pike, Panfish

    5.5 ft water clarity (Sep 2021) · 297 acres, 10 ft max depth · 1 public landing

  4. 43 ft
    65 acres

    Door County, WI

    Forestville Flowage

    enhancedDepth mapWater data
    44.70, -87.5065 acres | 5 ft max1 public access pointLargemouth Bass, Northern Pike

    3 ft water clarity (Apr 2024) · 65 acres, 5 ft max depth · 1 public landing

Methodology

How this list is built

  • Ranked by the most recent documented Secchi disk reading (feet of visibility) from DNR/CLMN monitoring.
  • Readings older than 10 years are excluded — a decades-old reading no longer says anything about today's water.
  • Lakes under 50 acres — or without documented acreage — are excluded from rankings.
  • Readings deeper than the lake's own documented maximum depth are treated as source-data errors and excluded.
  • Clarity swings with season and weather, so the reading date is shown for every lake.
  • Only monitored lakes can rank. A clear lake nobody measures cannot appear here — this list rewards documentation as much as clarity.

FAQ

Door County lake records

What is the clearest lake in Door County?

Kangaroo Lake — By most recent Secchi reading, Kangaroo Lake in Door County is the clearest monitored lake in Door County, with 11 feet of visibility.

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Source data: Wisconsin DNR lake and monitoring records as aggregated by LakeList. Figures reflect the most recent documented values, not new surveys — verify access and rules before you go. Lake outlines are shoreline shapes from LakeList and the USGS National Hydrography Dataset; they illustrate a lake's form and are not depth or navigation charts.