Little Moose Lake
Iron County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2299200
Size
13 acres
Max depth
14 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Riverine
Water clarity
2.2 ft
Low, measured Jul 2010
A river-like water type, with flow instead of a still basin. 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 1973), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
2.2 ft Secchi depthLowOlder reading
Last measured Jul 28, 2010. 1 reading on record, 2010.
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 Little Moose Lake - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 22 (Apr 16 to Apr 29)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 26 (Apr 18 to May 4)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 10 (May 5 to May 13)
- June surface74°F, usually 72 to 75°F
- July surface79°F, usually 77 to 80°F
- August surface74°F, usually 73 to 76°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 11, lasting about 120 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 melas1981; 1 record
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1974 to 1981; 4 records
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi1981; 1 record
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus1981; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1974 to 1991; 9 records
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy1974 to 1991; 14 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1974 to 1991; 11 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1974 to 1981; 5 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1974 to 1981; 4 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1974 to 1985; 8 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1974 to 1981; 5 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
- 1Little Moose Lake AccessBoat ramp · Unimproved surface · State(dnr)
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Iron County
- Moose Lake0.7 miles away
- Mud Lake3.0 miles away
- Horseshoe Lake3.5 miles away
- Lake Six3.7 miles away
- Obadash Lake3.8 miles away
- Pine Lake4.4 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
- 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
- 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
See data sources for what each source covers, and about for how the numbers are matched to lakes.
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