Cross Lake
Kenosha County, Wisconsin · WBIC 746500
Size
87 acres
Max depth
35 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Warm, dark water color
Water clarity
7 ft
Moderate, measured Sep 2025
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
7 ft Secchi depthModerate
Last measured Sep 2, 2025. 81 readings on record, 1989 to 2025.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 9.5 ft, moderate, from 17 readings (2023 to 2025).
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 CROSS LAKE - DEEP HOLE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 2 (Mar 19 to Apr 8)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 11 (Apr 3 to Apr 19)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 4 (Apr 24 to May 10)
- June surface76°F, usually 75 to 77°F
- July surface82°F, usually 79 to 83°F
- August surface78°F, usually 76 to 80°F
Forms a warm top layer around Apr 21, lasting about 179 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.
More lakes in Kenosha County
- Voltz Lake0.7 miles away
- Lake Shangrila1.1 miles away
- Rock Lake1.5 miles away
- Paasch Lake2.2 miles away
- Mud Lake2.6 miles away
- George Lake3.2 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
- 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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