Cranberry Lake
Bayfield County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2741700
Size
131 acres
Max depth
12 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Cool, dark water color
Water clarity
9.5 ft
Moderate, measured Aug 2021
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 1984), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
9.5 ft Secchi depthModerateOlder reading
Last measured Aug 31, 2021. 157 readings on record, 2001 to 2021.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 10 ft, clear, from 36 readings (2012 to 2021).
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 Cranberry Lake - Deep Hole (44 9w 30). Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 21 (Apr 15 to Apr 28)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout May 1 (Apr 18 to May 7)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 24 (May 22 to May 31)
- June surface71°F, usually 68 to 72°F
- July surface76°F, usually 75 to 78°F
- August surface72°F, usually 71 to 74°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.
More lakes in Bayfield County
- Lower Eau Claire Lake0.6 miles away
- Mimi Lake1.7 miles away
- Middle Eau Claire Lake2.4 miles away
- Devils Lake3.1 miles away
- Bony Lake4.1 miles away
- Upper Eau Claire Lake4.2 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
- 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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