Lake Waubesa

{{Short description|Lake in Dane County, Wisconsin}}

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| name = Lake Waubesa

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| location = Dane County, near McFarland and Madison, Wisconsin,
United States

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| inflow = Yahara River

| outflow = Yahara River

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| area = {{Convert|2000|acre|abbr=on}}

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| max-depth = {{Convert|38|ft|abbr=on}}

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| shore = {{Convert|15|mi|km}}

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| frozen = Average freeze date December 10

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Lake Waubesa is one of the four major lakes in Dane County, Wisconsin that surround the city of Madison.{{cite GNIS|1576307|Lake Waubesa|31 December 2020}} The lake has a surface area of {{Convert|2074|acre|km2}} and a max depth of {{Convert|38|ft|abbr=on}}.[http://dnr.wi.gov/lakes/lakepages/LakeDetail.aspx?wbic=803700 Lake Waubesa]

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 {{convert|16.1|in|cm}} long and weighed {{convert|2|lb|12|oz|kg}}.{{cite web |title=Hook and Line Record Fish |url=https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/Fishing/recordfish/hookline.html |website=Wisconsin DNR |access-date=30 December 2020}}