Lake Galilee
Ashland County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2935500
The DNR lists this lake's watershed (Headwaters Bad River) 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
23 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Cool, clear water color
Water clarity
10.2 ft
Clear, measured Jul 2025
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 1967), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
10.2 ft Secchi depthClear
Last measured Jul 31, 2025. 82 readings on record, 1997 to 2025.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 8.1 ft, moderate, from 30 readings (2015 to 2025).
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 Lake Galilee - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 24 (Apr 17 to May 1)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout May 3 (Apr 27 to May 8)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 27 (May 21 to May 31)
- 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 27, lasting about 65 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 2025 (large fingerling and small fingerling); stocked in 7 years since 2010
- Muskellungelast stocked 2018 (large fingerling); stocked in 1 year since 2010
- Fathead Minnowlast stocked 2017 (adult); 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.
Boat landings
- 1Wes Jones Memorial Boat LandingBoat ramp · Gravel surface · Township
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Ashland County
- Dollar Lake0.7 miles away
- Eureka Lake0.8 miles away
- Snowshoe Lake1.4 miles away
- Meder Lake2.5 miles away
- Long Lake3.0 miles away
- Dry Lake4.4 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
- 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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