Gordon Lake
Ashland County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2406500
Size
142 acres
Max depth
28 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Cool, clear water color
Water clarity
1.5 ft
Low, measured Aug 2013
A cool-water lake type: the DNR groups it with lakes that stay cooler 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 1990), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
1.5 ft Secchi depthLowOlder reading
Last measured Aug 27, 2013. 3 readings on record, 2000 to 2013.
Only a few readings are 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 Gordon Lake (Ashland County). Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 22 (Apr 15 to Apr 30)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout May 3 (Apr 25 to May 8)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 25 (May 19 to Jun 1)
- June surface70°F, usually 68 to 71°F
- July surface75°F, usually 74 to 77°F
- August surface71°F, usually 70 to 73°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 13, lasting about 117 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
- Walleyelast stocked 2024 (large fingerling and small fingerling); stocked in 5 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
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas1971; 2 records
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1984 to 2000; 6 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1928 to 2000; 12 records
- Burbot Lota lota1964; 2 records
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi2000; 1 record
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus1983 to 2000; 2 records
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus2000; 1 record
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas1928 to 2000; 3 records
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum2000; 1 record
- Logperch Percina caprodes1928 to 1983; 2 records
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy1959 to 2000; 13 records
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans1964; 1 record
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1971 to 2000; 19 records
- Pearl Dace Margariscus margarita1928; 1 record
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1963 to 2000; 17 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1959 to 2000; 22 records
- Trout-Perch Percopsis omiscomaycus1983 to 2000; 2 records
- Walleye Sander vitreus1959 to 2000; 21 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1928 to 2000; 18 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1928 to 2000; 22 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
- 1Zielke Lake AccessCarry-in access · Gravel surface · Township
Directions - 2Gordon Lake AccessBoat ramp · Gravel surface · Township
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Ashland County
- Zielke Lake0.8 miles away
- Torrey Lake0.9 miles away
- Summit Lake2.2 miles away
- Seagels Lake2.2 miles away
- Knab Lake2.7 miles away
- Spillerberg Lake3.5 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
- 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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