Chippewa Lake
Bayfield County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2431300
Size
274 acres
Max depth
11 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Cool, dark water color
Water clarity
5.9 ft
Moderate, measured Aug 2007
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 1990), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
5.9 ft Secchi depthModerateOlder reading
Last measured Aug 6, 2007. 1 reading on record, 2007.
Only one reading is 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 CHIPPEWA LAKE - DEEPEST SPOT. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 18 (Apr 10 to Apr 26)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 26 (Apr 18 to May 7)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 25 (May 22 to Jun 1)
- June surface70°F, usually 68 to 72°F
- July surface76°F, usually 74 to 77°F
- August surface71°F, usually 70 to 73°F
Mixes regularly through the summer instead of forming a warm top layer.
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.
Fish recorded near this lake
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas1982; 1 record
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1982 to 1991; 2 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1982 to 1991; 2 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1982 to 1991; 2 records
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy1982 to 1991; 2 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1962 to 1991; 3 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1962 to 1991; 3 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1962 to 1991; 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
- 1Chippewa Lake AccessBoat ramp · Gravel surface · Federal
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Bayfield County
- Dells Lake1.3 miles away
- Casper Lake1.6 miles away
- Ghost Lake1.8 miles away
- Lake Five2.3 miles away
- Muskie Springs Lake2.3 miles away
- White 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
- 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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