Lake George
Columbia County, Wisconsin · WBIC 994800
Size
36 acres
Max depth
22 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Warm, dark water color
Water clarity
8 ft
Moderate, measured Aug 2005
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 1984), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
8 ft Secchi depthModerateOlder reading
Last measured Aug 1, 2005. 1 reading on record, 2005.
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 “George Lake - Deep Hole”.
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 George Lake - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 4 (Mar 28 to Apr 13)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 18 (Apr 10 to Apr 25)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 4 (Apr 20 to May 11)
- June surface75°F, usually 75 to 77°F
- July surface81°F, usually 80 to 82°F
- August surface77°F, usually 75 to 79°F
Forms a warm top layer around Apr 25, 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.
Fish recorded near this lake
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1971 to 1974; 2 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1971 to 2005; 4 records
- Bowfin Amia calva1971; 1 record
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus1974; 1 record
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi1971 to 2005; 2 records
- Common Carp Cyprinus carpio2005; 1 record
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus1971 to 1974; 2 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1971 to 2005; 5 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius2005; 2 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1971 to 2005; 4 records
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis1971; 1 record
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1971 to 1974; 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
- 1Lake George Park Boat RampBoat ramp · Concrete Plank surface · County
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Columbia County
- Swan Lake1.7 miles away
- West Lake3.1 miles away
- Curtis Lake3.5 miles away
- Long Lake3.6 miles away
- Lake Columbia4.0 miles away
- Spring Lake4.0 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
- 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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