Scout Lake
Florence County, Wisconsin · WBIC 591800
Size
27 acres
Max depth
26 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Cool, clear water color
Water clarity
14.2 ft
Clear, measured Jul 2022
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
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
14.2 ft Secchi depthClear
Last measured Jul 14, 2022. 4 readings on record, 2008 to 2022.
Only a few readings are on record.
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 Scout Lake - Center. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 18 (Apr 9 to Apr 25)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 26 (Apr 16 to May 2)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 18 (May 9 to May 25)
- June surface71°F, usually 69 to 72°F
- July surface76°F, usually 75 to 77°F
- August surface72°F, usually 71 to 74°F
Forms a warm top layer around Apr 26, lasting about 151 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.
More lakes in Florence County
- Mirror Lake0.5 miles away
- Bush Lake0.6 miles away
- Bass Lake0.7 miles away
- West Bass Lake1.3 miles away
- Halls Lake2.4 miles away
- Marm Lake2.4 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
- Typical-year temperatureU.S. Geological Survey lake temperature model (modeled estimate), 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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