Lake Emily
Dodge County, Wisconsin · WBIC 161600
The DNR lists this lake's watershed (Lower Grand 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
268 acres
Max depth
14 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Warm, dark water color
Water clarity
3 ft
Low, measured Aug 2026
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 1980), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
3 ft Secchi depthLow
Last measured Aug 23, 2026. 252 readings on record, 1994 to 2026.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 3 ft, low, from 53 readings (2012 to 2026).
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 LAKE EMILY - DEEP HOLE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
Last measured Aug 23, 2026, too long ago to show as the current temperature.
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 4 (Mar 28 to Apr 11)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 14 (Apr 7 to Apr 23)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 14 (May 9 to May 23)
- June surface75°F, usually 74 to 76°F
- July surface81°F, usually 78 to 82°F
- August surface77°F, usually 74 to 78°F
Mixes regularly through the summer instead of forming a warm top layer.
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.
Measured: Wisconsin DNR via the Water Quality Portal (checked Oct 23, 2026). 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
- Largemouth Basslast stocked 2021 (large fingerling); stocked in 3 years since 2010
- Black Crappielast stocked 2020 (adult); stocked in 1 year since 2010
- Yellow Perchlast stocked 2017 (large fingerling and yearling); stocked in 5 years since 2010
- Northern Pikelast stocked 2014 (small 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
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus1927; 1 record
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas1927 to 2006; 5 records
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1973 to 2006; 7 records
- Blacknose Shiner Notropis heterolepis1927; 1 record
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1960 to 2006; 24 records
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus1927 to 2006; 7 records
- Common Carp Cyprinus carpio1958 to 1967; 5 records
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas1927 to 1970; 2 records
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas1927 to 2006; 6 records
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus1962 to 2006; 8 records
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile1927; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1961 to 2006; 25 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1961 to 2006; 19 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1927 to 2006; 21 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1961; 1 record
- Southern Redbelly Dace Chrosomus erythrogaster1927; 1 record
- Walleye Sander vitreus1961 to 2006; 17 records
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus1986; 1 record
- White Crappie Pomoxis annularis1986; 1 record
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1958 to 2006; 4 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1927 to 2006; 22 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 Emily Boat AccessBoat ramp · Concrete Panels surface · Accessible features · Township
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Dodge County
- Fox Lake3.9 miles away
- Beaver Dam Lake9.8 miles away
- Lost Lake13 miles away
- Crystal Lake15 miles away
- Kekoskee Millpond21 miles away
- Lower Mayville Pond 17423 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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