Green Lake
Burnett County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2467200
Size
274 acres
Max depth
6 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Cool, dark water color
Water clarity
5 ft
Moderate, measured May 2011
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 May 18, 2011. 11 readings on record, 2010 to 2011.
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 Green Lake - Deepest Spot. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 16 (Apr 6 to Apr 24)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 18 (Apr 17 to Apr 26)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 17 (May 10 to May 24)
- June surface72°F, usually 69 to 73°F
- July surface78°F, usually 76 to 79°F
- August surface73°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.
Fish recorded near this lake
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus2003; 1 record
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1965 to 2003; 7 records
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi1966; 1 record
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas1965; 1 record
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile2003; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1965 to 2003; 5 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1965 to 2003; 3 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1965 to 2003; 3 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1965; 1 record
- Walleye Sander vitreus1965 to 1966; 2 records
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis2003; 2 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens2003; 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
- 1Green Lake Public AccessBoat ramp · Concrete surface · Accessible features · State(dnr)
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Burnett County
- Sand Lake1.0 miles away
- Pratt Lake1.1 miles away
- Mollete Lake1.1 miles away
- Mallard Lake1.3 miles away
- Little Mallard Lake1.9 miles away
- Bartash Lake2.0 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.