Minnow Lake
Barron County, Wisconsin · WBIC 1866600
Size
26 acres
Max depth
12 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Cool, dark water color
Water clarity
2.5 ft
Low, measured Sep 2006
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
Drawn from the DNR's 24K hydrography (surveyed 1981), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
2.5 ft Secchi depthLowOlder reading
Last measured Sep 14, 2006. 41 readings on record, 2004 to 2006.
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 Minnow Lake - Center. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 16 (Apr 6 to Apr 27)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 19 (Apr 17 to May 2)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 9 (May 4 to May 13)
- June surface74°F, usually 72 to 75°F
- July surface80°F, usually 78 to 81°F
- August surface74°F, usually 73 to 77°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 18, lasting about 88 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.
More lakes in Barron County
- Hemlock Lake1.2 miles away
- Goose Lake4.1 miles away
- Chain Lake4.5 miles away
- Pickerel Lake4.9 miles away
- Bass Lake5.2 miles away
- Stump Lake7.4 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
- Regulations linkWisconsin DNR fishing regulations (linked, not restated), 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
See data sources for what each source covers, and about for how the numbers are matched to lakes.
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