Kangaroo Lake
Door County, Wisconsin · WBIC 98600
The DNR lists this lake's watershed (Door Peninsula-Frontal Lake Michigan) 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
1,123 acres
Max depth
12 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Cool, dark water color
Water clarity
7 ft
Moderate, measured Jul 2026
A cool-water lake type: the DNR groups it with lakes that stay cooler 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 1982), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
7 ft Secchi depthModerate
Last measured Jul 26, 2026. 299 readings on record, 1990 to 2026.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 8 ft, moderate, from 46 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 KANGAROO LAKE - SITE 1 (SOUTH)-DEEP HOLE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
Last measured Jul 26, 2026, too long ago to show as the current temperature.
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 9 (Mar 28 to Apr 13)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 22 (Apr 16 to Apr 29)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout Jun 1 (May 27 to Jun 7)
- June surface68°F, usually 67 to 70°F
- July surface76°F, usually 74 to 77°F
- August surface74°F, usually 73 to 76°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.
Fish recorded near this lake
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus2017; 1 record
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus2017; 1 record
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus2017; 1 record
- Bowfin Amia calva1969; 2 records
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus2017; 1 record
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile2017; 1 record
- Longnose Sucker Catostomus catostomus2017; 1 record
- Mimic Shiner Notropis volucellus2017; 1 record
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris2017; 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
- 1Kangaroo Lake AccessBoat ramp · Paved surface · Township
Directions - 2Kangaroo Lake Boat RampBoat ramp · Paved surface · Accessible features · Township
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Door County
- Thorp Pond4.2 miles away
- Lost Lake5.3 miles away
- Mud Lake6.2 miles away
- Clark Lake7.2 miles away
- Schwartz Lake11 miles away
- Dunes Lake, Mud Lake13 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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