Elizabeth Lake
Kenosha County, Wisconsin · WBIC 742800
Size
638 acres
Max depth
32 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Warm, dark water color
Water clarity
12.8 ft
Clear, measured Jul 2012
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
Numbered dots are boat landings; tap one for directions. The list below has the same numbers. Drawn from the DNR's 24K hydrography (surveyed 1971), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
12.8 ft Secchi depthClearOlder reading
Last measured Jul 13, 2012. 154 readings on record, 1991 to 2012.
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 ELIZABETH LAKE - NORTH BASIN-DEEP HOLE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 3 (Mar 23 to Apr 11)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 19 (Apr 11 to Apr 26)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 25 (May 16 to May 27)
- June surface75°F, usually 73 to 76°F
- July surface81°F, usually 79 to 83°F
- August surface78°F, usually 75 to 80°F
Forms a warm top layer around Jun 11, lasting about 49 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.
Stocking history
- Walleyelast stocked 2025 (large fingerling and small fingerling); stocked in 9 years since 2010
- Black Crappielast stocked 2024 (adult and fall yearling); stocked in 3 years since 2010
- Yellow Perchlast stocked 2024 (adult, fall yearling and yearling); stocked in 5 years since 2010
- Smallmouth Basslast stocked 2022 (small fingerling); stocked in 2 years since 2010
- Northern Pikelast stocked 2018 (large fingerling); stocked in 7 years since 2010
Stocking shows what was added to the lake, not what is in it now.
Wisconsin DNR annual fish stocking summary. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Fish recorded near this lake
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus2001; 1 record
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus2007 to 2020; 10 records
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus2017 to 2020; 4 records
- Bowfin Amia calva2014; 1 record
- Brook Silverside Labidesthes sicculus1973 to 2016; 3 records
- Logperch Percina caprodes2020; 1 record
- Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus1907; 1 record
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1997 to 2020; 5 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus2007 to 2020; 14 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris2009 to 2020; 12 records
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus2012 to 2019; 7 records
- Yellow Bass Morone mississippiensis2015; 1 record
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis2013 to 2020; 9 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens2008 to 2020; 11 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
- 1Elizabeth LakeBoat ramp · Gravel surface · Village
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water level and flow
- ELIZABETH LAKE AT TWIN LAKES, WI-ILGage height
U.S. Geological Survey gauges at or beside this lake. Readings are provisional and fetched when you open the page.
More lakes in Kenosha County
- Lake Mary1.4 miles away
- Lilly Lake5.0 miles away
- Peat Lake5.7 miles away
- Camp Lake6.5 miles away
- Silver Lake6.7 miles away
- Dyer Lake7.1 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
- Stocking historyWisconsin DNR annual fish stocking summary, 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
- Water level and flowU.S. Geological Survey gauges (readings are live), 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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