Yankee Lake
Oconto County, Wisconsin · WBIC 440100
The DNR lists this lake's watershed (Peshtigo Brook) as suspect or infected with VHS, a fish virus. The listing covers the watershed, not a test of this lake. About VHS
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
12 acres
Max depth
20 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Warm, clear water color
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 1973), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 4 (Mar 30 to Apr 13)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 17 (Apr 6 to Apr 24)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 5 (May 1 to May 12)
- June surface74°F, usually 72 to 75°F
- July surface80°F, usually 78 to 81°F
- August surface75°F, usually 73 to 77°F
Forms a warm top layer around Apr 22, lasting about 147 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.
Boat landings
- 1Yankee Lake Carry-in Access (listed under Marinette County)Carry-in access · Unimproved surface · Township
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Oconto County
- Pickerel Lake0.6 miles away
- Little Pickerel0.8 miles away
- Gaffney Lake0.9 miles away
- Halfmoon Lake1.0 miles away
- Ranch Lake1.6 miles away
- Reader Lake1.9 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
- Regulations linkWisconsin DNR fishing regulations (linked, not restated), checked Oct 23, 2026
- Boat landingsWisconsin DNR public boat access sites, 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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