Devils Lake
Burnett County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2461100
Size
1,001 acres
Max depth
24 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Warm, clear water color
Water clarity
17 ft
Clear, measured Jul 2026
A warm-water lake type: the DNR groups it with lakes that warm up 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
17 ft Secchi depthClear
Last measured Jul 3, 2026. 87 readings on record, 2000 to 2026.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 12 ft, clear, from 30 readings (2012 to 2026).
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 Devils Lake - Nr Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 18 (Apr 10 to Apr 25)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout May 3 (Apr 20 to May 7)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 29 (May 23 to Jun 5)
- June surface71°F, usually 69 to 72°F
- July surface78°F, usually 77 to 79°F
- August surface74°F, usually 72 to 76°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.
Stocking history
- Walleyelast stocked 2025 (large fingerling and small fingerling); stocked in 16 years since 2010
- Yellow Perchlast stocked 2024 (adult, adult (broodstock-age-2yr), adult (broodstock-age-4yr), large fingerling and yearling); stocked in 7 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 melas1974; 2 records
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1970 to 1974; 6 records
- Blacknose Shiner Notropis heterolepis2000; 2 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1970 to 2000; 9 records
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus2000; 2 records
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus1970; 1 record
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum2000; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1970 to 2000; 10 records
- Mimic Shiner Notropis volucellus2000; 2 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1970 to 1974; 9 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1970 to 2000; 6 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1970 to 2000; 7 records
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu1970 to 1973; 3 records
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera2000; 1 record
- Spottail Shiner Notropis hudsonius2000; 2 records
- Walleye Sander vitreus1970 to 1974; 9 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1970 to 2000; 6 records
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis1970 to 2000; 3 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1974 to 2000; 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
- 1Devils Lake Beach Boat RampBoat ramp · Concrete surface · County
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Burnett County
- Echo Lake1.7 miles away
- Conners Lake1.7 miles away
- Lone Star Lake2.0 miles away
- Johnson Lake2.5 miles away
- Mingo Lake2.5 miles away
- Fremstadt Lake2.6 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.