Buffalo Lake Protection & Rehabilitation District
Some Facts About Buffalo Lake
- The north side of the lake has a rather soft mud/silt bottom. The south side of the lake has a sand bottom.
- Fish caught in Buffalo Lake include bass, northern pike and the occasional muskie, along with panfish such as perch, bluegill, sunfish, and crappies.
- As we approach the southeast corner of the lake and move along the south shore, we can see the results of the dredging done by the U.S. Corp. of Engineers to make the entire Fox River navigable. The construction of Wheaton's Island on the southeast end of Buffalo Lake took place at the turn of the century when a government dredge dumped the sand there. From Sunset Drive you can still see beds of yellow lotus, although they are getting sparse and scattered. This is a protected flower and is different from a regular pond lily.