Lake Information
Lake Rules
TOWN OF MUKWONAGO PHANTOM LAKE ORDINANCES
THE TOWN OF MUKWONAGO HAS ENACTED THE FOLLOWING
ORDINANCES IN ADDITION TO STATE LAWS:
* SPEED LIMIT:
40 MPH EXCEPT DURING THE FOLLOWING:
Slow No Wake 7:00 PM or sunset whichever comes first – sunrise AM Monday – Friday
Slow No Wake 5:00 PM – sunrise Saturday’s and Sundays
* No racing on any lakes
* Water-skiing in counterclockwise pattern only
* No water-skiing any day before 10:00 AM
* No water-skiing anytime after 7:00 PM Monday – Friday
* No water-skiing anytime after 5:00 PM Saturday or Sunday
* Aquaplanes and parasailing are prohibited
* No swimming from unmanned boats unless anchored
* No swimming more than 150 feet from shore or 50 feet from
raft/boat
* No person shall swim, wade, or otherwise loiter in any way, in the channel between Upper Phantom Lake and Lower Phantom Lake, at any time except as expressly authorized in writing by the Town of Mukwonago Chief of Police. No parent shall allow or fail to prevent their minor child from, swimming, wading or otherwise loitering in anyway in the channel between Upper Phantom Lake and Lower Phantom Lake, at any time.
A COMPLETE COPY OF THE TOWN OF MUKWONAGO LAKE ORDINANCES MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE TOWN CLERK’S OFFICE.
Phantom Lakes Ordinances
Boating License
Anyone born on or after January 1, 1991 is required to complete a boating safety course to legally operate a motorized boat or personal watercraft (PWC) on Wisconsin waters. DNR Conservation Wardens recommend all boat operators complete a safety course. Learn more
Boat Wisconsin Course – A three-hour course split into short segments that are designed for easy comprehension and quick learning. This course has the identical text that students study in DNR’s classroom courses, with more than 200 realistic drawings, more than an hour of streaming videos and interactive animations. Learn more
BoaterExam.com- Suitable for boaters of any age and reading skills. This course takes a minimum of three hours to complete. Learn more
Additional online boating courses
Wisconsin Boat Rental Course – A course for Wisconsin residents and visitors who do not already possess a valid boating education certificate, but who wish to rent a boat or personal watercraft (PWC) to operate on Wisconsin waters. The course covers all the information you’ll need to know to receive your temporary boating certificate. Learn more
Aquatic Weed Harvesting Permit
August 2024, we received our new harvesting permit for Lower Phantom Lake. This plan will be in affect until 2027.
>Lower Phantom Harvesting Lanes
>Upper Phantom Harvesting Lanes
>2022 Raw Data from Plant Intercept Survey (P/I)
>2023 Mechanical Harvesting Permit Application (as applied for)
>Legal Disputes/Action Updates (as of 9-17-2024)
Archive:
July 2019, we received our new harvesting permit for Lower Phantom Lake. This plan was in affect until the end of 2023.
>> Weed Harvesting Permit and Maps
>> PLMD Adjustment-Sensitive Area Boundary
>> View presentation from DNR for Lower Phantom Lake Harvesting (2-2-19)
Phantom Lakes Ordinances
Fish Stocking
DNR Information
- Take a DNR Online Boater Safety Class
- Register or renew your boat online
- DNR-SEWRPC Contact Information
Phantom Lakes Patrol Report
2022 – On September 28, 2022, the Town of Mukwonago Police Sergeant Eric Schmidt presented the 2022 lake patrol report to the PLMD board. Read the report.
2024 – 2024 Report as of August 2024