Lake Owen
Bayfield County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2900200
The DNR lists this lake's watershed (White River) as suspect or infected with VHS, a fish virus. The listing covers the watershed, not a test of this lake. About VHS
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
1,323 acres
Max depth
95 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Two Story
Water clarity
24.6 ft
Clear, measured Oct 2022
A deep lake type that can hold a cold layer below the warm surface in 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
24.6 ft Secchi depthClear
Last measured Oct 11, 2022. 154 readings on record, 1992 to 2022.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 24.4 ft, clear, from 63 readings (2012 to 2022).
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 Lake Owen - Site B - Nr Deep Hole Sec 28. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 25 (Apr 15 to Apr 29)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout May 8 (May 7 to May 17)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout Jun 3 (May 30 to Jun 7)
- June surface68°F, usually 65 to 69°F
- July surface74°F, usually 73 to 76°F
- August surface72°F, usually 70 to 74°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 12, lasting about 158 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 2025 (large fingerling); stocked in 9 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 Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1975 to 2007; 8 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1947 to 2007; 26 records
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus1975 to 2003; 13 records
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi2007; 1 record
- Cisco Coregonus artedi1975; 1 record
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus1975; 1 record
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas1970; 1 record
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus1975 to 2003; 9 records
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile2003; 1 record
- Lake Whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis1975; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1947 to 2007; 15 records
- Logperch Percina caprodes1975 to 2003; 6 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1947 to 2007; 31 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1947 to 2007; 17 records
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss1988; 1 record
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1947 to 2007; 24 records
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu1947 to 2007; 35 records
- Walleye Sander vitreus1947 to 2008; 36 records
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus2007; 2 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1947 to 2007; 20 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1947 to 2007; 26 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
- 1Lake Owen AccessBoat ramp · Concrete Panels surface · Federal
Directions - 2Owen Lake AccessBoat ramp · Concrete surface · Federal
Directions - 3Bass Lake AccessBoat ramp · Concrete Panels surface · Federal
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Fishing from shore
- TWO LAKES CAMPGROUND FISHING PIERDirections · DNR details
Wisconsin DNR shore fishing sites. Checked Oct 24, 2026.
More lakes in Bayfield County
- Northeast Lake0.9 miles away
- Ryberg Lake1.3 miles away
- Crane Lake1.5 miles away
- Lake Tahkodah1.9 miles away
- Bass Lake2.2 miles away
- Roger 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
- 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
- Shore fishing sitesWisconsin DNR shore fishing sites, 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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