Hilbert Lake
Forest County, Wisconsin · WBIC 501200
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
289 acres
Max depth
32 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Cool, dark water color
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
Numbered dots are boat landings; tap one for directions. The list below has the same numbers. Drawn from the DNR's 24K hydrography (surveyed 1991), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity (satellite estimate)
- Summer 20165.9 ft (574 satellite pixels)
- Summer 201711.5 ft (711 satellite pixels)
No one has measured this lake's clarity in the monitoring data. These are estimates from satellite images of two summers only, so they may not match the lake today.
Secchi depth is how far down a white disk stays visible. A bigger number means clearer water. The estimate tops out at 16 feet.
Landsat satellite estimates published by the Wisconsin DNR (summers 2016 and 2017), averaged over the lake's outline. Informational use only.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 22 (Apr 15 to Apr 29)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout May 2 (Apr 24 to May 9)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 31 (May 24 to Jun 4)
- June surface69°F, usually 68 to 71°F
- July surface75°F, usually 74 to 76°F
- August surface72°F, usually 70 to 73°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 24, lasting about 111 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 2025 (large fingerling, small fingerling and yearling); stocked in 11 years since 2010
- Black Crappielast stocked 2023 (adult, large fingerling and yearling); stocked in 7 years since 2010
- Yellow Perchlast stocked 2022 (adult, large fingerling and yearling); stocked in 10 years since 2010
- Bluegilllast stocked 2017 (large fingerling and yearling); stocked in 3 years 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.
Fish recorded near this lake
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas1975; 1 record
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1973 to 2005; 8 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1950 to 2005; 10 records
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus2003; 2 records
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus2005; 1 record
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus1975; 1 record
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas2005; 1 record
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile2003; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1950 to 2005; 16 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1972 to 2005; 13 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1984 to 2005; 4 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1972 to 2005; 6 records
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu1973 to 2005; 12 records
- Walleye Sander vitreus1973 to 2005; 11 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1975 to 2005; 2 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1950 to 2005; 10 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.
Boat landings
- 1Hilbert Lake - West AccessBoat ramp · Paved surface · Township
Directions - 2Hilbert Lake - East Access (listed under Marinette County)Boat ramp · Paved surface · Accessible features · Township
Directions - 3Oneonta Lake Carry-In (listed under Marinette County)Carry-in access · Gravel surface · Township
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Forest County
- Forest Lake1.3 miles away
- Lost Lake2.3 miles away
- Lake Laura4.1 miles away
- Lake Gordon4.8 miles away
- Logger Lake7.3 miles away
- Camp Six Lake7.9 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
- Typical-year temperatureU.S. Geological Survey lake temperature model (modeled estimate), 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
- Depth map linkWisconsin DNR lake maps list, checked Oct 24, 2026
- Satellite clarity estimateLandsat summer clarity estimates published by the Wisconsin DNR (2016, 2017), checked Oct 24, 2026
See data sources for what each source covers, and about for how the numbers are matched to lakes.