Giltners Lake
Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin · WBIC 60900
The DNR lists this lake's watershed (Sheboygan River-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
17 acres
Max depth
13 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Harsh
Water clarity
1 ft
Low, measured Sep 2001
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 1992), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
1 ft Secchi depthLowOlder 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 GILTNERS LAKE - GILTNERS LAKE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Mar 31 (Mar 27 to Apr 9)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 5 (Apr 2 to Apr 17)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout Apr 24 (Apr 17 to May 4)
- June surface76°F, usually 75 to 77°F
- July surface82°F, usually 79 to 85°F
- August surface77°F, usually 76 to 79°F
Forms a warm top layer around Apr 15, lasting about 201 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 Fond du Lac County
- Wolf Lake0.7 miles away
- Paulys Lake3.3 miles away
- Mischos Pond4.1 miles away
- Mullet Lake9.0 miles away
- DeNeveu Lake12 miles away
- Spruce 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
- 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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