Middle McKenzie Lake
Burnett County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2706500
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
530 acres
Max depth
45 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Two Story
Water clarity
18 ft
Clear, measured Sep 2024
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 1982), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
18 ft Secchi depthClear
Last measured Sep 3, 2024. 72 readings on record, 2010 to 2024.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 12.6 ft, clear, from 44 readings (2012 to 2024).
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 Middle McKenzie Lake - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
Last measured Sep 3, 2024, too long ago to show as the current temperature.
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 18 (Apr 9 to Apr 25)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout May 4 (Apr 23 to May 8)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 29 (May 27 to Jun 6)
- June surface70°F, usually 68 to 71°F
- July surface76°F, usually 75 to 78°F
- August surface73°F, usually 72 to 75°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 24, lasting about 129 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.
Measured: Wisconsin DNR via the Water Quality Portal (checked Oct 23, 2026). 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 10 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 melas2003; 1 record
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1949 to 2003; 7 records
- Blacknose Shiner Notropis heterolepis2003; 2 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1949 to 2003; 10 records
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus2003; 2 records
- Bowfin Amia calva1964; 1 record
- Brook Silverside Labidesthes sicculus2003; 2 records
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus1968; 1 record
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus2003; 1 record
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas2003; 1 record
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum2003; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1949 to 2003; 12 records
- Logperch Percina caprodes2003; 1 record
- Mimic Shiner Notropis volucellus2003; 1 record
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy1982 to 2003; 4 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1949 to 2003; 12 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1949 to 2003; 8 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1949 to 2003; 10 records
- Spottail Shiner Notropis hudsonius2003; 2 records
- Tadpole Madtom Noturus gyrinus2003; 1 record
- Walleye Sander vitreus1949 to 2003; 12 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1949 to 2003; 4 records
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis1968 to 2003; 6 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1949 to 2003; 10 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
- 1Middle McKenzie Lake AccessBoat ramp · Concrete surface · Township
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Burnett County
- Clubhouse Lake0.8 miles away
- Lindy Lake0.8 miles away
- Deep Lake1.1 miles away
- Mystery Lake1.4 miles away
- Rooney Lake2.0 miles away
- Behr 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
- 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.
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