Lost Lake
Dodge County, Wisconsin · WBIC 837100
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
245 acres
Max depth
8 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Harsh
Water clarity
1.3 ft
Low, measured Sep 2014
A lake type the DNR marks as having harsh conditions for fish. 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
1.3 ft Secchi depthLowOlder reading
Last measured Sep 28, 2014. 28 readings on record, 1991 to 2014.
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 Lost Lake - Deepest Spot. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 2 (Mar 27 to Apr 10)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 9 (Apr 2 to Apr 21)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 11 (May 4 to May 21)
- June surface76°F, usually 74 to 77°F
- July surface82°F, usually 80 to 83°F
- August surface77°F, usually 74 to 79°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.
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
- Fathead Minnowlast stocked 2024 (adult); stocked in 2 years since 2010
- Yellow Perchlast stocked 2024 (adult, large fingerling and small fingerling); stocked in 5 years since 2010
- Bluegilllast stocked 2020 (adult and large fingerling); stocked in 3 years since 2010
- Black Crappielast stocked 2014 (adult and large fingerling); stocked in 3 years since 2010
- Northern Pikelast stocked 2012 (adult and large fingerling); stocked in 2 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
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas2001 to 2006; 3 records
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1985 to 2006; 6 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus2001 to 2006; 5 records
- Bowfin Amia calva2006; 1 record
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus2001 to 2006; 3 records
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi2006; 1 record
- Common Carp Cyprinus carpio1985 to 2006; 3 records
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas2001 to 2006; 2 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides2001 to 2006; 4 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius2001; 2 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus2001 to 2006; 5 records
- Walleye Sander vitreus2001 to 2006; 4 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii2001; 1 record
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis2001; 1 record
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1976 to 2006; 6 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
- 1Lost Lake Town Park Boat LaunchBoat ramp · Concrete surface · Accessible features · Township
Directions - 2Lost Lake Boat RampBoat ramp · Concrete surface · Township
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Dodge County
- Beaver Dam Lake4.8 miles away
- Crystal Lake8.3 miles away
- Fox Lake9.6 miles away
- Lake Emily13 miles away
- Mud Lake15 miles away
- Chub Lake16 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.