Cedar Lake
Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin · WBIC 42800
Size
19 acres
Max depth
19 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Warm, clear water color
Water clarity
11.5 ft
Clear, measured Sep 2001
A warm-water lake type: the DNR groups it with lakes that warm up through summer. This describes the lake type in general, not this lake in particular.
Outline
Drawn from the DNR's 24K hydrography (surveyed 1974), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
11.5 ft Secchi depthClearOlder reading
Last measured Sep 2, 2001. 4 readings on record, 1999 to 2001.
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 CEDAR LAKE - CEDAR LAKE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 4 (Mar 29 to Apr 11)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 14 (Apr 7 to Apr 22)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 9 (May 2 to May 24)
- June surface74°F, usually 73 to 76°F
- July surface80°F, usually 79 to 82°F
- August surface76°F, usually 74 to 78°F
Forms a warm top layer around Apr 16, lasting about 211 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
- Fathead Minnowlast stocked 2017 (adult); stocked in 5 years since 2010
- Bluegilllast stocked 2015 (adult); stocked in 1 year since 2010
- Yellow Perchlast stocked 2015 (adult); 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.
More lakes in Fond du Lac County
- Spruce Lake0.8 miles away
- Kettle Moraine Lake1.1 miles away
- Long Lake1.4 miles away
- Mud Lake1.6 miles away
- Crooked Lake3.1 miles away
- Forest Lake3.8 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
- 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
- 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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