Spring Lake
Barron County, Wisconsin · WBIC 1882800
Size
60 acres
Max depth
67 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Cool, clear water color
Water clarity
5 ft
Moderate, measured Jul 2014
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 ft Secchi depthModerateOlder reading
Last measured Jul 17, 2014. 43 readings on record, 1994 to 2014.
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 Spring Lake - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water 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 8)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 21 (May 16 to May 26)
- June surface70°F, usually 69 to 71°F
- July surface76°F, usually 75 to 77°F
- August surface73°F, usually 72 to 75°F
Forms a warm top layer around Apr 26, lasting about 188 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 2013 (large fingerling and small fingerling); stocked in 2 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
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1964 to 1979; 4 records
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus1979; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1968 to 1987; 4 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1964 to 1987; 5 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1968 to 1979; 3 records
- Walleye Sander vitreus1964 to 1987; 5 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1968; 2 records
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis1968 to 1979; 2 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1948 to 1979; 4 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
- 1Spring Lake Canoe LaunchCarry-in access · Gravel surface · Township
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Barron County
- Wildcat Lake0.7 miles away
- Granite Lake1.6 miles away
- Kirby Lake1.8 miles away
- Kidney Lake2.0 miles away
- Little Granite Lake2.1 miles away
- Lower Spirit Lake2.1 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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