Little Sand Lake
Barron County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2661600
Size
101 acres
Max depth
36 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Cool, dark water color
Water clarity
5.5 ft
Moderate, measured Apr 2026
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
5.5 ft Secchi depthModerate
Last measured Apr 20, 2026. 51 readings on record, 2010 to 2026.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 5 ft, moderate, from 35 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 Little Sand Lake Deepest Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
Last measured Aug 25, 2025, too long ago to show as the current temperature.
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 17 (Apr 8 to Apr 26)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 29 (Apr 19 to May 7)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 17 (May 10 to May 23)
- June surface72°F, usually 71 to 73°F
- July surface78°F, usually 77 to 80°F
- August surface74°F, usually 73 to 76°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 3, lasting about 164 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.
Measured: Wisconsin DNR via the Water Quality Portal (checked Oct 23, 2026). 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
- Muskellungelast stocked 2024 (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 melas1979; 1 record
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1989; 1 record
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1974 to 1989; 4 records
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus1979; 2 records
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas1979; 2 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1973 to 1989; 6 records
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy1974 to 1989; 3 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1973 to 1989; 5 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1974 to 1989; 4 records
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu1979; 2 records
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis1979; 2 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1979 to 1989; 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
- 1Little Sand Lake AccessBoat ramp · Concrete Plank surface · County
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Barron County
- Kidney Lake0.8 miles away
- Cranberry Lake0.9 miles away
- Bullhead Lake0.9 miles away
- Lower Spirit Lake1.1 miles away
- Little Bass Lake1.1 miles away
- Sand Lake1.8 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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