Lake Mohawksin
Lincoln County, Wisconsin · WBIC 1515400
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
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
1,910 acres
Max depth
25 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Riverine
Water clarity
3.5 ft
Low, measured Aug 2025
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
Numbered dots are boat landings; tap one for directions. The list below has the same numbers. Drawn from the DNR's 24K hydrography (surveyed 1981), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
3.5 ft Secchi depthLow
Last measured Aug 27, 2025. 82 readings on record, 2006 to 2025.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 4 ft, low, from 45 readings (2012 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 Lake Mohawksin - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
Last measured Aug 27, 2025, too long ago to show as the current temperature.
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 19 (Apr 10 to Apr 26)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 26 (Apr 16 to May 2)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 26 (May 19 to May 31)
- June surface69°F, usually 68 to 71°F
- July surface74°F, usually 73 to 75°F
- August surface71°F, usually 69 to 73°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.
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
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas2003; 2 records
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus2003; 3 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus2003; 3 records
- Burbot Lota lota2003; 1 record
- Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum2003; 1 record
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas2003; 2 records
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum2003; 2 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides2003; 2 records
- Logperch Percina caprodes2003; 1 record
- Mimic Shiner Notropis volucellus2003; 1 record
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy2003; 1 record
- Northern Pike Esox lucius2003; 3 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus2003; 3 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris2003; 3 records
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum2003; 1 record
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu2003; 3 records
- Trout-Perch Percopsis omiscomaycus2003; 2 records
- Walleye Sander vitreus2003; 2 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii2003; 1 record
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis2003; 2 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens2003; 3 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
- 1Bay Mill Road AccessBoat ramp · Paved surface · Accessible features · Township
Directions - 2Deer Park Road AccessBoat ramp · Paved surface · Accessible features · City
Directions - 3Sara Park Boat RampBoat ramp · Paved surface · City
Directions - 4Lake Mohawksin AccessBoat ramp · Paved surface · Other
Directions - 5Bradley Park Boat RampBoat ramp · Concrete surface · City
Directions - 6Wisconsin River RampBoat ramp · Concrete Plank surface · Other
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Lincoln County
- Spirit River Flowage2.0 miles away
- Road Lake3.5 miles away
- Jersey City Flowage3.7 miles away
- Halfmoon Lake4.4 miles away
- Lake Mable4.9 miles away
- Clark Lake5.0 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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