Duck Lake
Barron County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2100300
Size
100 acres
Max depth
26 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Cool, dark water color
Water clarity
8 ft
Moderate, measured Sep 2017
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 1982), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
8 ft Secchi depthModerateOlder reading
Last measured Sep 1, 2017. 22 readings on record, 1990 to 2017.
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 Duck Lake - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 16 (Apr 7 to Apr 26)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 29 (Apr 19 to May 7)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 24 (May 16 to May 26)
- June surface71°F, usually 70 to 72°F
- July surface77°F, usually 76 to 78°F
- August surface74°F, usually 72 to 76°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 7, lasting about 120 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.
Fish recorded near this lake
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas1978; 1 record
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1970 to 2004; 7 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1964 to 2004; 10 records
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus2004; 1 record
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus1970 to 1983; 3 records
- Common Carp Cyprinus carpio1970 to 2004; 4 records
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas2004; 1 record
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum2004; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1970 to 2004; 10 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1964 to 2004; 12 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1964 to 1983; 6 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1964 to 1978; 5 records
- Rosyface Shiner Notropis rubellus2004; 1 record
- Walleye Sander vitreus1964 to 2004; 12 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1975 to 2004; 4 records
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis1978 to 2004; 2 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1970 to 2004; 7 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
- 1Duck Lake AccessBoat ramp · Paved surface · County
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Barron County
- Big Dummy Lake1.0 miles away
- Little Granite Lake1.0 miles away
- Buck Lake1.0 miles away
- Redman Lake1.4 miles away
- Little Dummy Lake1.4 miles away
- Granite Lake1.5 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
- 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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