Hope Lake
Jefferson County, Wisconsin · WBIC 809800
Size
142 acres
Max depth
24 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Warm, dark water color
Water clarity
8 ft
Moderate, measured Sep 2024
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 1976), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
8 ft Secchi depthModerate
Last measured Sep 20, 2024. 17 readings on record, 2000 to 2024.
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 Hope Lake - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
Last measured May 22, 2024, too long ago to show as the current temperature.
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 3 (Mar 28 to Apr 11)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 20 (Apr 11 to Apr 26)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 11 (May 5 to May 14)
- June surface75°F, usually 73 to 76°F
- July surface81°F, usually 79 to 82°F
- August surface77°F, usually 74 to 79°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 7, lasting about 132 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.
Measured: Wisconsin DNR via the Water Quality Portal (checked Oct 23, 2026). 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
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus1967; 1 record
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1967; 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 Jefferson County
- Lake Ripley1.7 miles away
- Bean Lake3.0 miles away
- Red Cedar Lake3.4 miles away
- Mud Lake3.4 miles away
- Rock Lake4.4 miles away
- Rose Lake7.3 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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