Mud Lake
Door County, Wisconsin · WBIC 99100
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
Size
155 acres
Max depth
5 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Harsh
Water clarity
1.1 ft
Low, measured Sep 2000
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
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
1.1 ft Secchi depthLowOlder reading
Last measured Sep 8, 2000. 1 reading on record, 2000.
Only one reading is on record.
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 MUD LAKE - MUD LAKE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
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
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas1 record
- Blacknose Shiner Notropis heterolepis1 record
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus1 record
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus1 record
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus1 record
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus1 record
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile1 record
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum1 record
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1 record
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1 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.
More lakes in Door County
- Kangaroo Lake6.2 miles away
- Thorp Pond7.3 miles away
- Lost Lake11 miles away
- Europe Lake12 miles away
- Clark Lake13 miles away
- Mackaysee 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
- Water clarityWisconsin DNR water monitoring, via the Water Quality Portal, 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
See data sources for what each source covers, and about for how the numbers are matched to lakes.
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