The Des Moines Lake Association is a local, not-for-profit, non-political group made up of property owners from the village of Webb Lake and the area surrounding Des Moines Lake. We are dedicated to protecting the natural environmental health and beauty of Des Moines Lake and surrounding community. We also monitor developments which affect the environment of Des Moines Lake and co-operate with other associations having similar objectives.

Des Moines Lake is located in the community of Webb Lake, Wisconsin. At 229 acres and a max depth of 37 feet, it is one of the clearest lakes in the county and it offers it's residences and guests a beautiful year-round playground. The previous name was Sucker Lake. Lumber barons from Des Moines came here looking for white pine to build homes in the early 1900's across the midwest. These lumber barons saw our lake in the process and found it beautiful and they built the first cabins here at that time.

Click here for the Wisconsin DNR map of the lake.

The Township of Webb Lake has an ordinance stating that it is unlawful to produce a wake on any of the Township lakes between the hours of 5:00 PM and 10:00 AM. This makes for very peaceful mornings and evenings around our lake, while allowing for plenty of quality daylight time for water skiing, wake boarding, tubing, and other recreational boat and PWC activities. Please be mindful of this law and be sure that your guests or cabin renters are aware of this as well.

Because of the clarity of our Des Moines Lake water, several groups enjoy the sport SCUBA diving here. Please learn to recognize dive flags (shown here) that are displayed on a flotation device or an anchored watercraft or boat.

It in unlawful for any boat or water skier to operate or approach closer than 100 feet to any SCUBA or skin diver's flag or any swimmer unless the boat is part of the diving operation or is accompanying the diver.

For the most part, our Des Moines Lake community is a law-abiding, respectful group. If you are going to have your cabin or home used by guests or renters, please make them aware of basic boating, noise, and fireworks laws that are in place in our community.