Park Lake
Columbia County, Wisconsin · WBIC 180300
The DNR lists this lake's watershed (Swan 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
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
312 acres
Max depth
27 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Warm, dark water color
Water clarity
1.5 ft
Low, measured Aug 2011
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
1.5 ft Secchi depthLowOlder reading
Last measured Aug 25, 2011. 176 readings on record, 1986 to 2011.
Nothing has been measured in the last 5 years, so this may not match the lake today.
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 Park Lake - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 5 (Mar 28 to Apr 12)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 23 (Apr 12 to Apr 27)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 12 (May 7 to May 18)
- June surface76°F, usually 75 to 78°F
- July surface82°F, usually 80 to 83°F
- August surface78°F, usually 75 to 79°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 17, lasting about 132 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
- Northern Pikelast stocked 2025 (large fingerling, small fingerling and yearling); stocked in 13 years since 2010
- Walleyelast stocked 2024 (large fingerling and small fingerling); stocked in 10 years since 2010
- Black Crappielast stocked 2023 (large fingerling and small fingerling); stocked in 5 years since 2010
- Bluegilllast stocked 2023 (large fingerling, small fingerling and yearling); stocked in 9 years since 2010
- Largemouth Basslast stocked 2023 (large fingerling and small fingerling); stocked in 9 years since 2010
- Smallmouth Basslast stocked 2023 (large fingerling and small fingerling); stocked in 4 years since 2010
- Channel Catfishlast stocked 2021 (large fingerling and small fingerling); stocked in 5 years since 2010
- Yellow Perchlast stocked 2018 (large fingerling and yearling); 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
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus1925; 1 record
- Blackchin Shiner Notropis heterodon1925; 1 record
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1925; 2 records
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus1925; 1 record
- Brook Silverside Labidesthes sicculus1925; 1 record
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas1925; 1 record
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile1925; 1 record
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum1925; 2 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1925; 1 record
- Pugnose Shiner Notropis anogenus1925; 1 record
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1925; 1 record
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum1925; 1 record
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1925; 1 record
- Weed Shiner Notropis texanus1925; 1 record
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1925; 2 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1925; 1 record
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
- 1Park Lake County ParkBoat ramp · Concrete Panels surface · County
Directions - 2Bittersweet Park Public AccessCarry-in access · Unimproved surface · Township
Directions - 3Park Lake AccessBoat ramp · Paved surface · Township
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Fishing from shore
- PARK LAKE FISHING PIERDirections · DNR details
Wisconsin DNR shore fishing sites. Checked Oct 24, 2026.
More lakes in Columbia County
- Spring Lake1.2 miles away
- Crystal Lake2.1 miles away
- West Lake2.1 miles away
- Wyona Lake (Wyocena Millpond)3.7 miles away
- Swan Lake4.0 miles away
- Becker Lake4.2 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
- Shore fishing sitesWisconsin DNR shore fishing sites, 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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