Lake Wausau
Marathon County, Wisconsin · WBIC 1437500
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
1,918 acres
Max depth
30 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Riverine
Water clarity
3 ft
Low, measured Oct 2019
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 1993), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
3 ft Secchi depthLowOlder reading
Last measured Oct 6, 2019. 13 readings on record, 2019.
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 Wisconsin River at Lake Wausau. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 15 (Apr 3 to Apr 22)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 20 (Apr 15 to Apr 29)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 22 (May 16 to May 26)
- June surface71°F, usually 70 to 74°F
- July surface77°F, usually 76 to 78°F
- August surface73°F, usually 71 to 76°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.
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
- Muskellungelast stocked 2025 (large fingerling and yearling); stocked in 12 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 Bullhead Ameiurus melas1990 to 1995; 2 records
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1990 to 2005; 4 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1990 to 2005; 4 records
- Bowfin Amia calva1995 to 2005; 2 records
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta1990 to 1995; 3 records
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus1990; 1 record
- Common Carp Cyprinus carpio1990 to 2005; 3 records
- Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum1995; 1 record
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas2005; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1990 to 2005; 5 records
- Logperch Percina caprodes2004; 1 record
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy1990 to 2005; 8 records
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans1995 to 2005; 2 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1990 to 2005; 10 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1990 to 2005; 4 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1995 to 2005; 3 records
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum1995 to 2005; 3 records
- Silver Redhorse Moxostoma anisurum1995 to 2005; 2 records
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu1990 to 2005; 8 records
- Tadpole Madtom Noturus gyrinus2004; 1 record
- Trout-Perch Percopsis omiscomaycus1995; 1 record
- Walleye Sander vitreus1990 to 2005; 10 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1990 to 2005; 3 records
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis1990 to 2005; 4 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1990 to 2004; 5 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
- 1D.C. Everest County Park Boat RampBoat ramp · Paved surface · Accessible features · County
Directions - 2Memorial Park Boat RampBoat ramp · Paved surface · City
Directions - 3Bluegill Bay County Park Boat RampBoat ramp · Concrete surface · Accessible features · County
Directions - 4Schofield Dam Boat LaunchBoat ramp · Concrete surface · City
Directions - 5Oak Island Park Boat RampBoat ramp · Paved surface · Accessible features · City
Directions - 6Kort Street Boat LaunchBoat ramp · Paved surface · Accessible features · Village
Directions - 7Wisconsin River Carry-In 2 (listed under Lincoln County)Carry-in access · Unimproved surface · Other
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Fishing from shore
- EAGLES CLUB LANDINGDirections · DNR details
Wisconsin DNR shore fishing sites. Checked Oct 24, 2026.
More lakes in Marathon County
- Eau Claire Flowage (Schofield)2.0 miles away
- Mosinee Flowage8.5 miles away
- Clay Pond11 miles away
- Bear Lake15 miles away
- Lake Du Bay15 miles away
- Lost Lake16 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
- 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
- Shore fishing sitesWisconsin DNR shore fishing sites, 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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