Smoke Lake
Oconto County, Wisconsin · WBIC 427500
Size
51 acres
Max depth
7 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Cool, dark water color
Water clarity
8 ft
Moderate, measured Aug 2026
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
8 ft Secchi depthModerate
Last measured Aug 15, 2026. 57 readings on record, 2015 to 2026.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 7.8 ft, moderate, from 42 readings (2015 to 2026).
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 Smoke Lake - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
Last measured Aug 15, 2026, too long ago to show as the current temperature.
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 6 (Mar 30 to Apr 11)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 19 (Apr 11 to Apr 26)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 20 (May 11 to May 26)
- June surface73°F, usually 72 to 75°F
- July surface79°F, usually 77 to 79°F
- August surface75°F, usually 73 to 76°F
Mixes regularly through the summer instead of forming a warm top layer.
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 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.
More lakes in Oconto County
- Little Pickerel Lake0.6 miles away
- Pickerel Lake0.7 miles away
- Surprise Lake1.0 miles away
- Townsend Flowage1.1 miles away
- Plantation Lake1.1 miles away
- Glocke Lake1.3 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
- 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.
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