White Tail Flowage
Jackson County, Wisconsin · WBIC 1717500
The DNR has advice about eating fish from this water. How much is safe depends on the fish and on who is eating it. Look it up on the DNR site
Size
94 acres
Max depth
8 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Warm, dark water color
A warm-water lake type: the DNR groups it with lakes that warm up through summer. This describes the lake type in general, not this lake in particular.
Outline
Drawn from the DNR's 24K hydrography (surveyed 1985), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 11 (Apr 6 to Apr 20)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 17 (Apr 12 to Apr 25)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 11 (May 4 to May 16)
- June surface74°F, usually 73 to 76°F
- July surface80°F, usually 79 to 83°F
- August surface76°F, usually 73 to 77°F
Mixes regularly through the summer instead of forming a warm top layer.
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.
More lakes in Jackson County
- Mallard Flowage2.2 miles away
- Wildcat Flowage3.9 miles away
- Teal Flowage4.5 miles away
- Potter Flowage4.9 miles away
- Hawkins Lake6.1 miles away
- Wazee Lake6.1 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
- Typical-year temperatureU.S. Geological Survey lake temperature model (modeled estimate), checked Oct 23, 2026
- Fish consumption advice flagWisconsin DNR advisory areas (flag and link only), checked Oct 24, 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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