Moon Lake
Barron County, Wisconsin · WBIC 1867600
Size
84 acres
Max depth
5 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Harsh
Water clarity
7.8 ft
Moderate, measured Aug 2001
A lake type the DNR marks as having harsh conditions for fish. This describes the lake type in general, not this lake in particular.
Outline
Drawn from the DNR's 24K hydrography (surveyed 1978), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
7.8 ft Secchi depthModerateOlder reading
Last measured Aug 7, 2001. 2 readings on record, 2000 to 2001.
Only a few readings are on record.
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 MOON LAKE - MOON LAKE. 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 20 (Apr 16 to May 4)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 19 (May 12 to May 25)
- June surface72°F, usually 70 to 73°F
- July surface77°F, usually 76 to 79°F
- August surface74°F, usually 72 to 76°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 24, lasting about 52 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
- Largemouth Basslast stocked 2011 (large fingerling); stocked in 1 year 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 melas1988; 1 record
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1988 to 2005; 3 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus2005; 2 records
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus1988 to 2005; 2 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides2005; 2 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1988; 1 record
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1988 to 2005; 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.
More lakes in Barron County
- Lake Montanis0.8 miles away
- Dietz Lakes1.8 miles away
- Rice Lake2.5 miles away
- Stump Lake4.6 miles away
- Ginder Lake5.5 miles away
- Lake Desair5.7 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
- 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
See data sources for what each source covers, and about for how the numbers are matched to lakes.
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