Emerson Lake (Humbird Pond)
Clark County, Wisconsin · WBIC 1712800
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
33 acres
Max depth
8 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Warm, dark water color
Water clarity
1 ft
Low, measured Aug 2015
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 1979), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
1 ft Secchi depthLowOlder reading
Last measured Aug 25, 2015. 1 reading on record, 2015.
Only one reading is on record.
Nothing has been measured in the last 5 years, so this may not match the lake today.
Measured at the monitoring station named “Emerson Lake”.
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 Emerson Lake. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 14 (Apr 6 to Apr 23)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 16 (Apr 10 to Apr 25)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout Apr 20 (Apr 18 to May 3)
- June surface81°F, usually 78 to 82°F
- July surface87°F, usually 85 to 89°F
- August surface80°F, usually 76 to 82°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 29, lasting about 61 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
- Channel Catfishlast stocked 2021 (adult and large fingerling); stocked in 1 year since 2010
- Northern Pikelast stocked 2012 (large fingerling); stocked in 1 year 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 Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus2006; 2 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus2006; 2 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides2006; 2 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus2006; 2 records
- White Crappie Pomoxis annularis2006; 2 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens2006; 2 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
- 1Emerson Lake RampBoat ramp · Gravel surface · Accessible features · County
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Clark County
- Snyder Lake9.4 miles away
- Arbutus Lake12 miles away
- Spruce Lake13 miles away
- Rock Dam Lake14 miles away
- Mead Lake19 miles away
- Owen Pond33 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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