Waubee Lake
Oconto County, Wisconsin · WBIC 439500
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
137 acres
Max depth
20 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Warm, clear water color
Water clarity
12 ft
Clear, measured Aug 2024
A warm-water lake type: the DNR groups it with lakes that warm up 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
12 ft Secchi depthClear
Last measured Aug 13, 2024. 59 readings on record, 1994 to 2024.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 13 ft, clear, from 28 readings (2016 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 WAUBEE LAKE - DEEPEST AREA. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
Last measured Aug 13, 2024, too long ago to show as the current temperature.
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 17 (Apr 5 to Apr 24)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 27 (Apr 17 to May 3)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 21 (May 11 to May 25)
- June surface72°F, usually 70 to 73°F
- July surface77°F, usually 75 to 78°F
- August surface73°F, usually 72 to 75°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 22, lasting about 78 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, small fingerling and yearling); stocked in 9 years since 2010
- Muskellungelast stocked 2022 (large fingerling); stocked in 5 years since 2010
- Yellow Perchlast stocked 2017 (adult and yearling); 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 nigromaculatus1975 to 2004; 4 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1961 to 2004; 7 records
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus2004; 1 record
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus1981 to 2004; 4 records
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile2004; 1 record
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum2004; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1961 to 2004; 8 records
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy1973 to 1981; 4 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1961 to 2004; 7 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1961 to 2004; 7 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1973 to 2004; 6 records
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu2004; 2 records
- Walleye Sander vitreus1961 to 1981; 5 records
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis1975 to 2004; 2 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1961 to 2004; 7 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
- 1Waubee Lake AccessBoat ramp · Paved surface · Township
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Oconto County
- Miriam Lake1.4 miles away
- Pine Ridge Lake1.8 miles away
- Lake John2.5 miles away
- Wheeler Lake2.5 miles away
- Bullfrog Lake2.8 miles away
- Munger Lake2.9 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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