Arbutus Lake
Clark County, Wisconsin · WBIC 1727700
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
839 acres
Max depth
50 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Riverine
Water clarity
3 ft
Low, measured Oct 2010
A river-like water type, with flow instead of a still basin. 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 1985), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
3 ft Secchi depthLowOlder reading
Last measured Oct 17, 2010. 49 readings on record, 2002 to 2010.
Nothing has been measured in the last 5 years, so this may not match the lake today.
Measured at the monitoring station named “LAKE ARBUTUS - CLARK CO. END”.
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 LAKE ARBUTUS - CLARK CO. END. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 15 (Apr 5 to Apr 22)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout May 1 (Apr 20 to May 7)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 21 (May 10 to May 26)
- June surface75°F, usually 73 to 77°F
- July surface81°F, usually 80 to 82°F
- August surface77°F, usually 74 to 78°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 8, lasting about 152 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.
Stocking history
- Yellow Perchlast stocked 2025 (large fingerling, small fingerling and yearling); stocked in 6 years since 2010
- Black Crappielast stocked 2014 (small fingerling); stocked in 1 year since 2010
- Bluegilllast stocked 2014 (small fingerling); stocked in 1 year since 2010
- Smallmouth Basslast stocked 2013 (large fingerling); stocked in 3 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 melas2006; 4 records
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus2005 to 2006; 24 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus2005 to 2006; 24 records
- Burbot Lota lota2006; 1 record
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus2006; 2 records
- Common Carp Cyprinus carpio2005 to 2006; 9 records
- Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum2005 to 2006; 8 records
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas2025; 1 record
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus2006; 2 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides2005 to 2006; 22 records
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy2005 to 2006; 18 records
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans2005 to 2006; 5 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius2005 to 2006; 12 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus2006; 5 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris2005 to 2006; 16 records
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum2005 to 2006; 8 records
- Silver Redhorse Moxostoma anisurum2005 to 2006; 8 records
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu2005 to 2006; 26 records
- Walleye Sander vitreus2005 to 2006; 26 records
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus2006; 2 records
- White Crappie Pomoxis annularis2006; 12 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii2006; 6 records
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis2006; 4 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens2005 to 2006; 16 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
- 1Russell County Park Boat Ramp #3Boat ramp · Gravel surface · Accessible features · County
Directions - 2North Arbutus Boat LandingBoat ramp · Concrete surface · County
Directions - 3Windy Point Boat LandingBoat ramp · Concrete Panels surface · County
Directions - 4North Arnold Creek AccessBoat ramp · Concrete surface · County
Directions - 5West Arbutus County Park Boat Ramp (listed under Jackson County)Boat ramp · Concrete surface · Accessible features · County
Directions - 6East Arbutus Park Boat Ramp (listed under Jackson County)Boat ramp · Concrete surface · Accessible features · County
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Clark County
- Snyder Lake11 miles away
- Emerson Lake (Humbird Pond)12 miles away
- Rock Dam Lake22 miles away
- Spruce Lake22 miles away
- Mead Lake25 miles away
- Owen Pond37 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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