Deadman Lake
Oconto County, Wisconsin · WBIC 489700
Size
37 acres
Max depth
47 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Cool, clear water color
Water clarity
16.2 ft
Clear, measured Oct 2024
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 1991), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
16.2 ft Secchi depthClear
Last measured Oct 26, 2024. 45 readings on record, 2014 to 2024.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 17 ft, clear, from 30 readings (2014 to 2024).
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 Deadman Lake - Center. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
Last measured Oct 26, 2024, too long ago to show as the current temperature.
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 14 (Apr 2 to Apr 23)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 20 (Apr 16 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 surface75°F, usually 73 to 76°F
Forms a warm top layer around Apr 16, lasting about 217 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.
Measured: Wisconsin DNR via the Water Quality Portal (checked Oct 23, 2026). 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
- Rainbow Troutlast stocked 2024 (adult and yearling); stocked in 15 years since 2010
- Brown Troutlast stocked 2013 (adult); stocked in 2 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.
More lakes in Oconto County
- Chicken Crop Lake0.4 miles away
- Cave Lake0.6 miles away
- Chicken Foot Lake0.8 miles away
- Small Bass Lakes0.9 miles away
- Miller Lake1.1 miles away
- Archibald Tower Springs1.2 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
- Stocking historyWisconsin DNR annual fish stocking summary, 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.