French Creek Wla Pool No. 2
Columbia County, Wisconsin · WBIC 172300
The DNR lists this lake's watershed (Puckaway Lake-Fox River) as suspect or infected with VHS, a fish virus. The listing covers the watershed, not a test of this lake. About VHS
Size
815 acres
Max depth
5 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Riverine
Water clarity
5.6 ft
Moderate, measured Sep 2001
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 1984), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
5.6 ft Secchi depthModerateOlder reading
Last measured Sep 2, 2001. 2 readings on record, 1999 to 2001.
Only a few readings are 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 “FRENCH CREEK WLA POOL # 2 - FRENCH CREEK WLA POOL # 2”.
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 FRENCH CREEK WLA POOL # 2 - FRENCH CREEK WLA POOL # 2. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 3 (Mar 27 to Apr 12)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 19 (Apr 12 to Apr 26)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 12 (May 5 to May 17)
- June surface76°F, usually 74 to 77°F
- July surface81°F, usually 80 to 83°F
- August surface77°F, usually 75 to 79°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 22, lasting about 75 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.
Boat landings
- 1French CreekBoat ramp · Gravel surface · State(dnr)
Directions - 2French CreekBoat ramp · Paved surface · State(dnr)
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Columbia County
- Swan Lake5.8 miles away
- Mud Lake5.9 miles away
- Silver Lake6.1 miles away
- Becker Lake6.5 miles away
- West Lake6.7 miles away
- Lake George7.0 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
- 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
- VHS statusWisconsin DNR VHS status by watershed, 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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