Beaver Dam Lake
Barron County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2081200
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
1,112 acres
Max depth
106 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Two Story
Water clarity
10 ft
Clear, measured Sep 2025
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 1982), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
10 ft Secchi depthClear
Last measured Sep 12, 2025. 133 readings on record, 1992 to 2025.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 13 ft, clear, from 46 readings (2012 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 Beaver Dam Lake - NE Of Eagle Pt At Deepest Section. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 18 (Apr 9 to Apr 29)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout May 14 (May 8 to May 20)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 29 (May 26 to Jun 4)
- June surface70°F, usually 69 to 71°F
- July surface76°F, usually 76 to 78°F
- August surface74°F, usually 72 to 76°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 12, lasting about 170 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
- Brown Troutlast stocked 2025 (adult (broodstock), adult (broodstock-age-2yr) and adult (broodstock-age-3yr)); stocked in 15 years since 2010
- Walleyelast stocked 2025 (large fingerling and small fingerling); stocked in 15 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 Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1982; 1 record
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1982; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1982; 1 record
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1982; 1 record
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1982; 1 record
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1982; 1 record
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
- 1Beaver Dam Lake Access 2Boat ramp · Paved surface · City
Directions - 2Eagle Point LandingBoat ramp · Concrete Plank surface · City
Directions - 3Tourist Park RampBoat ramp · Concrete surface · City
Directions - 4Beaver Dam Lake Access 3Boat ramp · Concrete surface · City
Directions - 5Beaver Dam Lake AccessBoat ramp · Gravel surface · County
Directions - 6Kidney Lake Carry-InCarry-in access · Unimproved surface · Township
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Fishing from shore
- BEAVER DAM LAKE FISHING PIERDirections · DNR details
Wisconsin DNR shore fishing sites. Checked Oct 24, 2026.
More lakes in Barron County
- Wildcat Lake1.6 miles away
- Lower Spirit Lake1.8 miles away
- Cranberry Lake2.1 miles away
- Spring Lake2.2 miles away
- Duck Lake2.3 miles away
- Granite Lake2.5 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
- Shore fishing sitesWisconsin DNR shore fishing sites, 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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