Reservoir Pond
Oconto County, Wisconsin · WBIC 466700
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
417 acres
Max depth
16 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Cool, dark water color
Water clarity
5 ft
Moderate, measured Jul 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
Numbered dots are boat landings; tap one for directions. The list below has the same numbers. 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
5 ft Secchi depthModerate
Last measured Jul 10, 2024. 1 reading on record, 2024.
Only one reading is on record.
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 RESERVOIR POND - UPPER AT DEEPEST AREA. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
Last measured Jul 10, 2024, too long ago to show as the current temperature.
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 19 (Apr 9 to Apr 25)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout May 1 (Apr 21 to May 8)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 30 (May 27 to Jun 5)
- June surface70°F, usually 69 to 72°F
- July surface75°F, usually 75 to 77°F
- August surface73°F, usually 71 to 74°F
Forms a warm top layer around Jun 12, lasting about 36 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
- Walleyelast stocked 2024 (large fingerling and yearling); stocked in 8 years since 2010
- Rainbow Troutlast stocked 2023 (adult and adult (broodstock-age-2yr)); stocked in 5 years since 2010
- Black Crappielast stocked 2022 (adult and large fingerling); stocked in 4 years since 2010
- Bluegilllast stocked 2019 (adult and large fingerling); stocked in 3 years since 2010
- Yellow Perchlast stocked 2019 (adult and large fingerling); stocked in 3 years since 2010
- Northern Pikelast stocked 2014 (small fingerling); 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.
Fish recorded near this lake
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus2005; 2 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1965 to 2005; 5 records
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus2005; 1 record
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus2005; 1 record
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas2005; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1965 to 2005; 6 records
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy2005; 2 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1965 to 2005; 8 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1965 to 2005; 5 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1974 to 2005; 4 records
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu1975; 1 record
- Walleye Sander vitreus1974; 1 record
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii2005; 1 record
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis2005; 2 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1965 to 2005; 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
- 1Horn Lake AccessBoat ramp · Paved surface · Township
Directions - 2RESERVOIR POND ACCESSBoat ramp · Paved surface · Township
Directions - Reservoir Pond Carry-inCarry-in access · Unimproved surface · Township
- Reservoir Pond AccessBoat ramp · Concrete surface · Accessible features · Township
Some landings are matched to this lake by name only, because the DNR list gives no location for them. They have no pin.
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Oconto County
- Explosion Lake0.1 miles away
- Lauder Lake0.5 miles away
- Little Horn Lake0.6 miles away
- Horn Shaped Lake0.6 miles away
- Horn Lake0.9 miles away
- Upper Wapato Lake1.4 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
- 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.
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