Little Muskego Lake Boat Ramps

4 boat launches are mapped on Little Muskego Lake in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.

4 of these launches include facility details from Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

Little Muskego Lake facts

Surface area471 acres
TypeReservoir
Average depthabout 7 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area)
Shoreline lengthabout 5.1 miles
Surface elevation791 ft above sea level
DamLittle Muskego, completed 1972
Dam size12 ft high, 750 ft long, gravity dam
Dam purposesRecreation
Dam ownerCity Of Muskego (Local Government)
Normal storage3,500 acre-feet
Impounded streamMuskego Creek

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 WI00703). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.

Wildlife you might see at Little Muskego Lake

Most-observed birds: Sandhill Crane (8), Mallard (7), Ring-billed Gull (6), Bald Eagle (5), American Crow (5), Red-tailed Hawk (4), Cedar Waxwing (4), Pacific Loon (3), Common Loon (3), American Robin (3).

Other wildlife: North American Green Frog (3), Common Garter Snake (2), Eastern Cottontail (2), Groundhog (2), American Toad (2), American Bullfrog (2).

Numbers are research-grade observations of each species recorded in and around the water by the iNaturalist community (78 bird, mammal, reptile and amphibian species in the area). Sightings are not guaranteed.

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