Arrowhead Lake (Manchester)
Adams County, Wisconsin · WBIC 1377700
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
350 acres
Max depth
30 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Warm, dark water color
A warm-water lake type: the DNR groups it with lakes that warm up through summer. This describes the lake type in general, not this lake in particular.
Outline
Numbered dots are boat landings; tap one for directions. The list below has the same numbers. Drawn from the DNR's 24K hydrography (surveyed 1984), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity (satellite estimate)
- Summer 20163.5 ft (950 satellite pixels)
- Summer 20176.1 ft (921 satellite pixels)
No one has measured this lake's clarity in the monitoring data. These are estimates from satellite images of two summers only, so they may not match the lake today.
Secchi depth is how far down a white disk stays visible. A bigger number means clearer water. The estimate tops out at 16 feet.
Landsat satellite estimates published by the Wisconsin DNR (summers 2016 and 2017), averaged over the lake's outline. Informational use only.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 11 (Apr 4 to Apr 17)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 23 (Apr 16 to May 3)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 20 (May 9 to May 24)
- June surface74°F, usually 74 to 76°F
- July surface81°F, usually 79 to 81°F
- August surface76°F, usually 74 to 78°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 13, lasting about 133 days.
A computer model of this lake's typical weather and water, built from 15 years, 2005 to 2019. Ranges show the middle half of years. The model was not calibrated against measured temperatures for this lake. It is an estimate, not a measurement.
Modeled: U.S. Geological Survey lake temperature data release (doi:10.5066/P9CA6XP8).
Today at the lake
Forecast: National Weather Service (no endorsement implied). Sunrise, sunset and moon phase are calculated. The moon phase can be a day off.
Stocking history
- Fathead Minnowlast stocked 2024 (adult); stocked in 1 year since 2010
- Walleyelast stocked 2024 (large fingerling); stocked in 7 years since 2010
- White Suckerlast stocked 2024 (adult); stocked in 1 year since 2010
- Black Crappielast stocked 2016 (large fingerling); stocked in 1 year since 2010
- Northern Pikelast stocked 2016 (large fingerling); stocked in 1 year since 2010
Stocking shows what was added to the lake, not what is in it now.
Wisconsin DNR annual fish stocking summary. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Fish recorded near this lake
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus2004 to 2005; 2 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus2004 to 2005; 4 records
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus2024; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides2004 to 2005; 4 records
- Logperch Percina caprodes2004 to 2005; 2 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius2004 to 2005; 2 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus2004; 1 record
- Walleye Sander vitreus2004 to 2005; 2 records
- White Bass Morone chrysops2005; 1 record
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii2004 to 2005; 2 records
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis2005; 1 record
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens2004 to 2024; 5 records
Recorded in open fish survey and museum records (GBIF). A record shows a fish was found near this lake in that year, not that it is there now, and says nothing about how many. Most coordinates are rounded to about 1 km, so a record is attached only when one lake is the clear match.
Open fish survey and museum records from GBIF; datasets are listed on the sources page. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Boat landings
- 1Arrowhead Lake AccessBoat ramp · Concrete Plank surface · County
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Adams County
- Sherwood Lake (Deer Lodge)2.2 miles away
- Big Roche A Cri Lake11 miles away
- Arkdale Lake (Millpond)13 miles away
- Friendship Lake (Millpond)16 miles away
- Castle Rock Lake20 miles away
- Patrick Lake24 miles away
Where this comes from
- Size, depth and lake typeWisconsin DNR lake classifications, checked Oct 23, 2026
- OutlineWisconsin DNR 24K hydrography, checked Oct 23, 2026
- Stocking historyWisconsin DNR annual fish stocking summary, checked Oct 23, 2026
- Regulations linkWisconsin DNR fishing regulations (linked, not restated), checked Oct 23, 2026
- Boat landingsWisconsin DNR public boat access sites, checked Oct 23, 2026
- Typical-year temperatureU.S. Geological Survey lake temperature model (modeled estimate), checked Oct 23, 2026
- Fish recordedOpen fish survey and museum records, via GBIF, checked Oct 23, 2026
- VHS statusWisconsin DNR VHS status by watershed, checked Oct 24, 2026
- Depth map linkWisconsin DNR lake maps list, checked Oct 24, 2026
- Satellite clarity estimateLandsat summer clarity estimates published by the Wisconsin DNR (2016, 2017), checked Oct 24, 2026
See data sources for what each source covers, and about for how the numbers are matched to lakes.
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