Silver Lake
Columbia County, Wisconsin · WBIC 107700
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
74 acres
Max depth
42 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Warm, dark water color
Water clarity
5 ft
Moderate, measured Aug 2022
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
5 ft Secchi depthModerate
Last measured Aug 11, 2022. 103 readings on record, 1991 to 2022.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 9 ft, moderate, from 24 readings (2017 to 2022).
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 Silver Lake West Basin - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 3 (Mar 25 to Apr 11)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 18 (Apr 9 to Apr 25)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 10 (May 2 to May 21)
- June surface75°F, usually 74 to 76°F
- July surface81°F, usually 79 to 82°F
- August surface78°F, usually 76 to 79°F
Forms a warm top layer around Apr 14, lasting about 220 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
- 1Silver Lake AccessBoat ramp · Concrete Plank surface · City
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Fishing from shore
- Silver Lake Fishing PierDirections · DNR details
Wisconsin DNR shore fishing sites. Checked Oct 24, 2026.
More lakes in Columbia County
- Mud Lake0.6 miles away
- Long Lake3.2 miles away
- Lake George5.1 miles away
- Swan Lake5.5 miles away
- French Creek Wla Pool No. 26.1 miles away
- Lake Columbia6.2 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
- 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
- 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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