Buffalo Lake

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 1984), 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 depthLow

Last measured Aug 16, 2025. 13 readings on record, 2007 to 2025.

Typical summer clarity (June to September): 4.3 ft, low, from 8 readings (2015 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 Buffalo Lake - Deepest Spot. Checked Oct 23, 2026.

Water temperature

Last measured Aug 16, 2025, too long ago to show as the current temperature.

Measured: Wisconsin DNR via the Water Quality Portal (checked Oct 23, 2026).

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

• Black Crappielast stocked 2024 (small fingerling and yearling); stocked in 4 years since 2010
• Largemouth Basslast stocked 2024 (large fingerling); stocked in 4 years since 2010
• Yellow Perchlast stocked 2024 (small fingerling and yearling); stocked in 3 years since 2010
• Fathead Minnowlast stocked 2016 (large fingerling and yearling); stocked in 1 year 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

• Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans1925; 1 record
• Central Mudminnow Umbra limi1925; 1 record
• Finescale Dace Chrosomus neogaeus1925; 1 record
• Northern Redbelly Dace Chrosomus eos1925; 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

• 1Buffalo Lake AccessBoat ramp · Concrete Plank surface · Township
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• 2Buffalo Lake AccessBoat ramp · Concrete surface · City
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• 3County Hwy C Boat RampBoat ramp · Concrete surface · County
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• 4Buffalo Lake Boat RampBoat ramp · Concrete surface · Village
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Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.

Fishing from shore

• KRAKOW MEMORIAL FISH AREADirections · DNR details

Wisconsin DNR shore fishing sites. Checked Oct 24, 2026.

More lakes in Marquette County

• Bright Lake0.4 miles away
• Williams Lake1.5 miles away
• Metcalf Lake2.1 miles away
• Cotters Lake2.7 miles away
• Lake Emery3.3 miles away
• Moon Lake4.1 miles away

All Marquette County lakes

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
• 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.