Jordan Lake
Adams County, Wisconsin · WBIC 104000
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
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
213 acres
Max depth
79 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Two Story
Water clarity
12 ft
Clear, measured Sep 2026
A deep lake type that can hold a cold layer below the warm surface in 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 1975), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
12 ft Secchi depthClear
Last measured Sep 28, 2026. 262 readings on record, 1992 to 2026.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 13 ft, clear, from 158 readings (2012 to 2026).
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 Jordan Lake - Deepest Point (East Basin Deep Hole). Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
63.3°F surface, measured Sep 28, 2026
Measured near the surface (0 m down). A single reading, not a daily value.
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 11 (Apr 3 to Apr 21)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 26 (Apr 18 to May 5)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 16 (May 9 to May 24)
- June surface73°F, usually 73 to 75°F
- July surface80°F, usually 78 to 81°F
- August surface77°F, usually 75 to 78°F
Forms a warm top layer around Apr 24, lasting about 199 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.
Measured: Wisconsin DNR via the Water Quality Portal (checked Oct 23, 2026). 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
- Walleyelast stocked 2021 (large fingerling and small fingerling); stocked in 6 years since 2010
- Rainbow Troutlast stocked 2018 (yearling); stocked in 2 years since 2010
- Brown Troutlast stocked 2016 (yearling); stocked in 3 years 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
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus1925; 1 record
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus2006; 3 records
- Blacknose Shiner Notropis heterolepis1925; 1 record
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1925 to 2006; 4 records
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus1925; 1 record
- Brook Silverside Labidesthes sicculus2006; 2 records
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta2006; 1 record
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile1925; 1 record
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum1925; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1925 to 2006; 4 records
- Mimic Shiner Notropis volucellus1925; 1 record
- Northern Pike Esox lucius2006; 3 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus2006; 3 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1925; 1 record
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1925 to 2006; 4 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
- 1Jordan Lake AccessBoat ramp · Concrete Panels surface · State(dnr)
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Adams County
- Parker Lake2.3 miles away
- Deep Lake2.6 miles away
- Crooked Lake2.7 miles away
- Peppermill Lake (Beaver Pond)3.1 miles away
- McDougall Lake3.3 miles away
- Wolf Lake3.8 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
- Water clarityWisconsin DNR water monitoring, via the Water Quality Portal, checked Oct 23, 2026
- Measured temperatureWisconsin DNR water monitoring, via the Water Quality Portal, 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
See data sources for what each source covers, and about for how the numbers are matched to lakes.
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