Ross Lake

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

5.5 ft Secchi depthModerateOlder reading

Last measured Jul 27, 1999. 1 reading on record, 1999.

Only one reading is 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 ROSS LAKE - ROSS LAKE. 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

• Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus1925; 1 record
• Brassy Minnow Hybognathus hankinsoni1925; 1 record
• Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans1925; 1 record
• Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas1925; 1 record
• Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas1925; 2 records
• Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile1925; 1 record
• White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1925; 2 records
• Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1925; 1 record

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

• 1Ross Lake AccessBoat ramp · Gravel surface · Township
  Directions

Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.

More lakes in Forest County

• Logger Lake3.7 miles away
• Camp Three Lake4.3 miles away
• Lake Gordon6.0 miles away
• Lake Laura6.7 miles away
• Birch Lake8.1 miles away
• Purdy Lake8.1 miles away

All Forest 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
• Boat landingsWisconsin DNR public boat access sites, 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.