Sand Lake
Florence County, Wisconsin · WBIC 591600
The DNR has advice about eating fish from this water. How much is safe depends on the fish and on who is eating it. Look it up on the DNR site
Size
50 acres
Max depth
63 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Two Story
Water clarity
16.5 ft
Clear, measured Aug 2013
A deep lake type that can hold a cold layer below the warm surface in 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
16.5 ft Secchi depthClearOlder reading
Last measured Aug 12, 2013. 3 readings on record, 2008 to 2013.
Only a few readings are 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 Sand Lake - Deepest Area. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 19 (Apr 10 to Apr 26)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 29 (Apr 20 to May 5)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 24 (May 13 to May 26)
- June surface71°F, usually 69 to 71°F
- July surface76°F, usually 75 to 77°F
- August surface73°F, usually 72 to 75°F
Forms a warm top layer around Apr 26, lasting about 191 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.
Stocking history
- Walleyelast stocked 2024 (large fingerling, small fingerling and yearling); stocked in 10 years since 2010
- Rainbow Troutlast stocked 2020 (yearling); stocked in 6 years since 2010
- Brown Troutlast stocked 2010 (large fingerling and yearling); 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.
Boat landings
- 1Sand Lake AccessBoat ramp · Gravel surface · Accessible features · Township
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Florence County
- Hord Lake0.9 miles away
- Marm Lake1.7 miles away
- Bush Lake2.3 miles away
- Scout Lake2.7 miles away
- Bass Lake3.1 miles away
- Mirror Lake3.2 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
- 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 consumption advice flagWisconsin DNR advisory areas (flag and link only), checked Oct 24, 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.