Bass Lake
Menominee County, Wisconsin · WBIC 181800
Size
78 acres
Max depth
24 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Cool, dark water color
Water clarity
6 ft
Moderate, measured Sep 2013
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 1974), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
6 ft Secchi depthModerateOlder reading
Last measured Sep 20, 2013. 3 readings on record, 2013.
Only a few readings are on record.
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 Bass Lake (Southeast Bass) - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 6 (Mar 31 to Apr 14)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 18 (Apr 13 to Apr 25)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 11 (May 5 to May 17)
- June surface74°F, usually 72 to 76°F
- July surface80°F, usually 78 to 81°F
- August surface76°F, usually 74 to 77°F
Forms a warm top layer around Apr 28, lasting about 156 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 Menominee County
- Coon Lake0.5 miles away
- Rice Lake1.1 miles away
- Berry Lake1.6 miles away
- Moshawquit Lake1.8 miles away
- Pywaosit Lake2.0 miles away
- Little Sand Lake2.1 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
- 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
See data sources for what each source covers, and about for how the numbers are matched to lakes.
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