Douglas Pond
Jackson County, Wisconsin · WBIC 1691500
The DNR lists this lake's watershed (Fleming Creek-Black River) as suspect or infected with VHS, a fish virus. The listing covers the watershed, not a test of this lake. About VHS
Size
16 acres
Max depth
7 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Riverine
Water clarity
1 ft
Low, measured Aug 1989
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
Drawn from the DNR's 24K hydrography (surveyed 1983), 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 Aug 6, 1989. 6 readings on record, 1989.
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 DOUGLAS POND - DEEP HOLE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 9 (Apr 3 to Apr 18)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 16 (Apr 8 to Apr 22)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout Apr 19 (Apr 17 to Apr 25)
- June surface82°F, usually 80 to 84°F
- July surface88°F, usually 87 to 91°F
- August surface81°F, usually 78 to 83°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 21, lasting about 103 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
- Bigmouth Shiner Notropis dorsalis1927; 1 record
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas1927; 1 record
- Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum1927; 1 record
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum1927; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1927; 1 record
- River Shiner Notropis blennius1927; 1 record
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera1927; 1 record
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1927; 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.
More lakes in Jackson County
- Stevens Lake2.3 miles away
- Horse Shoe Lake3.4 miles away
- Cranberry Flowage13 miles away
- Black River Flowage15 miles away
- Wazee Lake17 miles away
- Lee Lake18 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
See data sources for what each source covers, and about for how the numbers are matched to lakes.