Horseshoe Lake
Barron County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2469800
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
115 acres
Max depth
19 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Warm, dark water color
Water clarity
10.2 ft
Clear, measured Aug 2020
A warm-water lake type: the DNR groups it with lakes that warm up 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
10.2 ft Secchi depthClearOlder reading
Last measured Aug 31, 2020. 5 readings on record, 2016 to 2020.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 7.2 ft, moderate, from 5 readings (2016 to 2020).
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 Horseshoe Lake - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 18 (Apr 8 to Apr 26)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 26 (Apr 19 to May 5)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 23 (May 16 to May 28)
- June surface71°F, usually 69 to 72°F
- July surface77°F, usually 76 to 78°F
- August surface73°F, usually 72 to 75°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 27, lasting about 35 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 2022 (large fingerling); stocked in 6 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 melas1977; 1 record
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1970 to 1977; 3 records
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus1970; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1970 to 2006; 3 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1970 to 2006; 4 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1970 to 1977; 3 records
- Walleye Sander vitreus1970 to 2006; 4 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1970 to 1977; 2 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1970 to 1977; 3 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
- 1Horseshoe Lake AccessBoat ramp · Gravel surface · County
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Barron County
- Beauty Lake1.4 miles away
- Lower Waterman Lake1.7 miles away
- Upper Waterman Lake1.7 miles away
- Kirby Lake2.0 miles away
- Sand Lake2.4 miles away
- Little Bass Lake2.8 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
- 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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