Lake Waubesa

Water type: Natural lake
Basin: Yahara River -> Rock River (Mississippi tributary) -> Mississippi River -> Gulf of Mexico -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Continent:
North America
Climate:
Continental
Country:
United States of America
Perciformes - Perches
Esociformes - Pikes
Siluriformes - Catfishes
Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes
Cypriniformes - Carps
Acipenseriformes - Sturgeons and Paddlefish
Anabantiformes - Gouramies and snakeheads
Lepisosteiformes - Gars
Amiiformes - Bowfins
Anguilliformes - Eels and morays
Clupeiformes - Herrings
Moroniformes - Temperate basses
Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes
Percopsiformes - Trout-perches
Gasterosteiformes - Sticklebacks
Hiodontiformes - Mooneyes
Cyprinodontiformes - Toothcarps
Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks
Petromyzontiformes - Lampreys
Perciformes - Perches
Esociformes - Pikes
Siluriformes - Catfishes
Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes
Cypriniformes - Carps
Acipenseriformes - Sturgeons and Paddlefish
Anabantiformes - Gouramies and snakeheads
Lepisosteiformes - Gars
Amiiformes - Bowfins
Anguilliformes - Eels and morays
Clupeiformes - Herrings
Moroniformes - Temperate basses
Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes
Percopsiformes - Trout-perches
Gasterosteiformes - Sticklebacks
Hiodontiformes - Mooneyes
Cyprinodontiformes - Toothcarps
Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks
Petromyzontiformes - Lampreys
Lake Waubesa is one of the four major lakes in Dane County, Wisconsin that surround the city of Madison. The lake has a surface area of 8.39 km2 and a max depth of 12 m.
This lake is fed via the Yahara River Watershed and 9 Springs Wastewater Effluent.
In 2013, the Wisconsin state record Yellow bass was caught in Lake Waubesa. It was 41 cm long and weighed 1.2 kg.