Fairwater Pond

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

4 ft Secchi depthLowOlder reading

Last measured Jul 9, 2001. 3 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 FAIRWATER POND - FAIRWATER POND. 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

• Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1962; 1 record
• Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans1925; 2 records
• Campostoma pullum Campostoma pullum1925; 1 record
• Central Mudminnow Umbra limi1925; 1 record
• Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus1925; 1 record
• Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare1925; 1 record
• Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas1925; 2 records
• Finescale Dace Chrosomus neogaeus1925; 1 record
• Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus1962; 1 record
• Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum1925; 1 record
• Northern Redbelly Dace Chrosomus eos1925; 2 records
• Pearl Dace Margariscus margarita1925; 1 record
• White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1925 to 1962; 2 records

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 Fond du Lac County

• Rush Lake13 miles away
• Raspberry Lake16 miles away
• DeNeveu Lake24 miles away
• Twin Lakes26 miles away
• Lake Winnebago29 miles away
• Senn Lake30 miles away

All Fond du Lac County lakes

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.