Big Spring Pond
Adams County, Wisconsin · WBIC 176600
The DNR lists this lake's watershed (Neenah Creek) as suspect or infected with VHS, a fish virus. The listing covers the watershed, not a test of this lake. About VHS
Size
7.0 acres
Max depth
5 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Trout Pond
Water clarity
2.8 ft
Low, measured Jul 1999
A small pond type the DNR groups with trout waters. This describes the lake type in general, not this lake in particular.
Outline
Drawn from the DNR's 24K hydrography (surveyed 1975), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
2.8 ft Secchi depthLowOlder reading
Last measured Jul 27, 1999. 1 reading on record, 1999.
Only one reading is on record.
Nothing has been measured in the last 5 years, so this may not match the lake today.
Secchi depth is how far down a white disk stays visible. A bigger number means clearer water. Clear means a Secchi depth of 10 feet or more, moderate 5 to 10 feet, low under 5 feet.
Wisconsin DNR water monitoring (volunteer and staff), via the Water Quality Portal; station BIG SPRING POND - BIG SPRING POND. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
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.
Fish recorded near this lake
- Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans1925; 3 records
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus1925; 1 record
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii1925; 3 records
- Northern Redbelly Dace Chrosomus eos1925; 1 record
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1925; 2 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.
More lakes in Adams County
- Mason Lake1.7 miles away
- Jordan Lake5.0 miles away
- Crooked Lake7.1 miles away
- Parker Lake7.3 miles away
- Deep Lake7.6 miles away
- Peppermill Lake (Beaver Pond)8.1 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
- Regulations linkWisconsin DNR fishing regulations (linked, not restated), checked Oct 23, 2026
- Water clarityWisconsin DNR water monitoring, via the Water Quality Portal, 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
See data sources for what each source covers, and about for how the numbers are matched to lakes.