Upper Buckatabon Lake

   Upper Buckatabon Lake is a quiet lake that is about twenty minutes north of Eagle River. The water has good clarity (12 feet) and good depth (20 feet average depth). The lake connects to Lower Buckatabon and offers 6.8 miles of scenic shoreline to explore. There are about 14 owners per mile of shoreline and about 5 acres of water per owner. Upper Buckatabon Lake is the upper half of the Buckatabon pair north of Eagle River, featuring deeper, clearer water and a somewhat quieter feel than Lower Buckatabon. Its elongated shape and mix of open stretches and tucked-back bays create a scenic shoreline that feels more like a big-pond-plus-river corridor than a simple round basin. The navigable connection to Lower Buckatabon gives owners miles of shoreline to explore with the option to move between slightly different water colors, depths, and levels of activity in a single outing. It offers deeper, clearer water and slightly lighter traffic than Lower Buckatabon with bays, narrows, and points that make it fun to explore by boat. With direct connection into the lower lake, owners effectively get a small chain's worth of shoreline for fishing, pontooning, and sightseeing from a single home base. Buyers who choose Upper Buckatabon often value the combination of clear water, a more relaxed atmosphere, and the extra range offered by the connected two-lake system.