Lake Kegonsa Boat Ramps
4 boat launches are mapped on Lake Kegonsa in Dane County, Wisconsin.
4 of these launches include facility details from Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Lake Kegonsa facts
| Surface area | 3,203 acres |
|---|---|
| Type | Reservoir |
| Average depth | about 18 ft (modelled estimate) |
| Water volume | about 55,818 acre-feet (modelled) |
| Shoreline length | about 9.6 miles |
| Surface elevation | 840 ft above sea level |
| Dam | Lake Kegonsa, completed 1938 |
| Dam size | 10 ft high, 100 ft long, gravity dam |
| Dam purposes | Navigation, Recreation |
| Dam owner | Dane County (Local Government) |
| Normal storage | 2,716 acre-feet |
| Impounded stream | Yahara |
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (public domain); HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams (NID ID WI01072). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.
Lake Kegonsa water level & temperature
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Wildlife you might see at Lake Kegonsa
Most-observed birds: Common Goldeneye (19), Osprey (17), American Robin (14), Yellow-rumped Warbler (14), Sandhill Crane (13), Song Sparrow (12), Eastern Wood-Pewee (12), Red-eyed Vireo (12), Great Blue Heron (11), Tundra Swan (11).
Other wildlife: American Toad (15), Eastern Chipmunk (14), DeKay's Brownsnake (8), White-tailed Deer (6), Groundhog (6), North American Green Frog (6).
Numbers are research-grade observations of each species recorded in and around the water by the iNaturalist community (137 bird, mammal, reptile and amphibian species in the area). Sightings are not guaranteed.
- Amundson's Landingnear Stoughton · Lake Kegonsa
- Fish Camp Launch Park Boat Rampnear McFarland · Lake Kegonsa
- Town of Pleasant Springs Boat Launchnear Stoughton · Lake Kegonsa · fee: yes
- Yahara River Canoe Launchnear McFarland · Lake Kegonsa
Counties
- Dane County (4)