Nelligan Lake
Marinette County, Wisconsin · WBIC 523000
Size
32 acres
Max depth
36 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Warm, clear water color
Water clarity
24.5 ft
Clear, measured May 2011
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 1973), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
24.5 ft Secchi depthClearOlder reading
Last measured May 30, 2011. 15 readings on record, 2009 to 2011.
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 Nelligan Lake - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 7 (Apr 1 to Apr 20)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 21 (Apr 13 to Apr 29)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 14 (May 9 to May 24)
- June surface72°F, usually 70 to 73°F
- July surface77°F, usually 76 to 79°F
- August surface74°F, usually 72 to 76°F
Forms a warm top layer around Apr 23, lasting about 168 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.
Fish recorded near this lake
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1976; 2 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1976; 2 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1976 to 1983; 3 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1976; 2 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1976; 2 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1976; 1 record
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus1976; 2 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1976; 1 record
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1976; 1 record
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
- 1Nelligan Lake AccessBoat ramp · Concrete surface · Township
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Marinette County
- Little Nelligan Lake0.3 miles away
- Mattrich Lake0.8 miles away
- Newbar Lake1.0 miles away
- Bahlert Lake1.1 miles away
- Gilas Lake1.4 miles away
- Heisel Lake1.5 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
- VHS statusWisconsin DNR VHS status by watershed, 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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