Whitewater Lake (Wisconsin)

Whitewater Lake
Location Walworth County, Wisconsin
Coordinates 42°45′55″N 88°41′41″W / 42.7653°N 88.6948°WCoordinates: 42°45′55″N 88°41′41″W / 42.7653°N 88.6948°W
Type Drainage, pre-glacial valley
Primary outflows Whitewater Creek
Basin countries United States
Surface area 640 acres (3 km2)
Average depth 10 ft (3.0 m)
Max. depth 42 ft (13 m)
Surface elevation 869 ft (265 m)
Islands 4

Whitewater Lake is located in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States in the Kettle Moraine State Forest.

Whitewater Lake is associated through a flow with Rice Lake. Fish found in the lake include northern pike, largemouth bass, walleye, and blue gill. In the winter the lake is strewn with ice shanties when fisherman compete in the Lions Annual February "Fish-A-Ree".

Because of its location near Kettle Moraine State Forest and Natureland County Park, the area is known for biking (on-road and off-road), golf, hiking, camping, hang gliding, cross-country skiing, water skiing, swimming, fishing, and boating.

Native Americans once referred to Whitewater as "Minneiska", now the name of the local Minneiska Ski Team.

Heart Prairie Lutheran Church and Cemetery, a 150-year-old pioneer Norwegian church, sits on the shores of the lake. The church, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, is still in its original state and continues to hold summer services by oil lamp.

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