Howell Lake
Forest County, Wisconsin · WBIC 691800
Size
177 acres
Max depth
16 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Cool, dark water color
Water clarity
5 ft
Moderate, measured Nov 2011
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 1991), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
5 ft Secchi depthModerateOlder reading
Last measured Nov 14, 2011. 9 readings on record, 2011.
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 Howell Lake - Deepest Spot. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 22 (Apr 15 to Apr 30)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 30 (Apr 21 to May 8)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 25 (May 21 to May 28)
- June surface70°F, usually 69 to 72°F
- July surface75°F, usually 75 to 77°F
- August surface73°F, usually 71 to 74°F
Forms a warm top layer around Jun 12, lasting about 31 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.
Fish recorded near this lake
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas2006; 2 records
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus2007; 1 record
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus2006 to 2007; 4 records
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus2006; 2 records
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas2006; 1 record
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum2006; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides2006; 2 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius2006 to 2007; 5 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus2006 to 2007; 4 records
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu2006 to 2007; 3 records
- Walleye Sander vitreus2006 to 2007; 4 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii2006; 1 record
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens2006 to 2007; 4 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 Forest County
- Quartz Lake1.1 miles away
- Bose Lake2.1 miles away
- Briss Lake2.4 miles away
- Sunfish Lake2.4 miles away
- Indian Camp Lake2.5 miles away
- McKinley Lake2.5 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
- 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
See data sources for what each source covers, and about for how the numbers are matched to lakes.
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