Road Lake
Lincoln County, Wisconsin · WBIC 1506200
Size
82 acres
Max depth
35 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Cool, dark water color
Water clarity
4 ft
Low, measured Aug 2003
A cool-water lake type: the DNR groups it with lakes that stay cooler through summer. This describes the lake type in general, not this lake in particular.
Outline
Drawn from the DNR's 24K hydrography (surveyed 1982), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
4 ft Secchi depthLowOlder reading
Last measured Aug 15, 2003. 110 readings on record, 1986 to 2003.
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 ROAD LAKE - DEEP HOLE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 19 (Apr 10 to Apr 26)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 29 (Apr 20 to May 5)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 18 (May 10 to May 25)
- June surface72°F, usually 71 to 73°F
- July surface77°F, usually 76 to 78°F
- August surface74°F, usually 72 to 75°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 3, lasting about 163 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 Lincoln County
- Kaise Lake1.8 miles away
- Skanawan Lake2.1 miles away
- Lake Mohawksin3.5 miles away
- Silver Lake3.9 miles away
- Lake Mable4.1 miles away
- Lake Alice4.2 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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