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Big Lake Butte des Morts is a freshwater lake located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is part of the Winnebago Pool (also known as the Winnebago System) of lakes in east central Wisconsin, along with Lake Winnebago, Lake Poygan, and Lake Winneconne. The lake is fed by the Fox River in the southwest and the Wolf River draining from Lake Winneconne in the northwest, and drains via the Fox River in the southeast into Lake Winnebago. Lake Butte des Morts is part of the Butte des Morts region in Winnebago County, Wisconsin.

Lake Butte des Morts has a surface area of 34.7 km2, making it the second smallest of the Winnebago Pool lakes, after Lake Winneconne. Much of the lake is flooded marshland, which was created by the damming of the Fox River downstream in Menasha in the 19th century. This has resulted in the lake's flat and shallow character, with a maximum depth of 2.1 m. U.S. Highway 41 (US 41) / Interstate 41 (I41) spans the east end of the lake via a bridge and causeway combination. The bridge includes the Tribal Heritage Crossing, a designated national trail, which is a portion of the Wiouwash State Trail. The city of Oshkosh lies between Lake Butte des Morts and Lake Winnebago.

Big Lake Butte des Morts is popular among both fishermen and recreational boaters during the warm months, and with ice fishermen in the winter. A marked navigation channel guides passage across the lake from the inflow of the Wolf River in the west (connecting to Lake Poygan), to the outflow of the Fox River east to Lake Winnebago. Big Lake Butte des Morts is not connected to Little Lake Butte des Morts, which is located along the Lower Fox River, downstream of Lake Winnebago. Big Lake Butte des Morts serves as part of the Fox-Wisconsin Waterway, connecting Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River via the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers.

The name "Butte des Morts" was given by French colonial settlers. It means "Mound of the Dead", in reference to a nearby prehistoric Native American burial mound. In the Menominee language this place is known as Paehkuahkīhsaeh which means "small mound".

Wildlife
Fish species found in the lake include walleye, drum, white bass, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, carp, flathead and channel catfish, northern pike, crappie, yellow perch, bluegill and sturgeon. Sunset Point, located near the Interstate 41 bridge, is one of the most popular walleye fishing spots on the Winnebago System.

For invasive species Lake Butte des Morts Chinese Mystery Snail, Curly-Leaf Pondweed, Eurasian Water-Milfoil, Phragmites (non-native), Round Goby, Rusty Crayfish, Zebra Mussel