Round Lake
Chippewa County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2169200
The DNR has advice about eating fish from this water. How much is safe depends on the fish and on who is eating it. Look it up on the DNR site
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
216 acres
Max depth
18 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Warm, clear water color
Water clarity
7.5 ft
Moderate, measured Aug 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 1972), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
7.5 ft Secchi depthModerate
Last measured Aug 28, 2026. 465 readings on record, 1986 to 2026.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 5.8 ft, moderate, from 49 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 Round Lake - Middle - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
Last measured Jul 22, 2025, too long ago to show as the current temperature.
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 15 (Apr 8 to Apr 25)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 21 (Apr 16 to May 4)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 23 (May 13 to May 28)
- June surface72°F, usually 71 to 74°F
- July surface78°F, usually 76 to 80°F
- August surface74°F, usually 72 to 76°F
Forms a warm top layer around Jun 11, lasting about 46 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 (fry, large fingerling and small fingerling); stocked in 9 years since 2010
- Muskellungelast stocked 2024 (large fingerling); 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 melas2000 to 2004; 3 records
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus2000 to 2004; 6 records
- Blacknose Shiner Notropis heterolepis2004; 1 record
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus2000 to 2004; 6 records
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus2004; 2 records
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas2000 to 2004; 3 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides2000 to 2004; 6 records
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy2000 to 2004; 4 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius2000 to 2004; 4 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus2000 to 2004; 5 records
- Walleye Sander vitreus2000 to 2004; 5 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii2004; 2 records
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis2004; 2 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens2004; 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
- 1Round Lake County Park Boat RampBoat ramp · Concrete Panels surface · Accessible features · County
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Chippewa County
- Loon Lake0.9 miles away
- Calkins Lake1.1 miles away
- Larrabee Lake1.1 miles away
- Salisbury Lake1.2 miles away
- Bass Lake1.2 miles away
- Granger Lake1.3 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
- Fish consumption advice flagWisconsin DNR advisory areas (flag and link only), checked Oct 24, 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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