Minnow Lake
Burnett County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2482900
Size
57 acres
Max depth
50 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Warm, clear water color
Water clarity
20.2 ft
Clear, measured Jul 1995
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
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
20.2 ft Secchi depthClearOlder reading
Last measured Jul 4, 1995. 1 reading on record, 1995.
Only one reading is on record.
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 Minnow Lake - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 17 (Apr 9 to Apr 25)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 23 (Apr 18 to May 1)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 17 (May 11 to May 24)
- June surface73°F, usually 71 to 74°F
- July surface79°F, usually 78 to 80°F
- August surface75°F, usually 74 to 77°F
Forms a warm top layer around Apr 21, lasting about 190 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.
Fish recorded near this lake
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus2004; 2 records
- Blacknose Shiner Notropis heterolepis2004; 1 record
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1973 to 2004; 4 records
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus2004; 1 record
- Bowfin Amia calva1979; 1 record
- Brook Silverside Labidesthes sicculus2004; 1 record
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus1979; 1 record
- Common Carp Cyprinus carpio1973; 1 record
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile2004; 1 record
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum2004; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1973 to 2004; 4 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1973 to 2004; 4 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1973 to 2004; 6 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1973 to 2004; 3 records
- Spottail Shiner Notropis hudsonius2004; 1 record
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis1979 to 2004; 2 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1979 to 2004; 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.
More lakes in Burnett County
- Our Lake0.4 miles away
- Falk Lake0.8 miles away
- Love Lake1.1 miles away
- Gull Lake1.1 miles away
- Crooked Lake1.3 miles away
- Cranberry Lake1.6 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
- 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
- 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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