Buffalo Lake
Oneida County, Wisconsin · WBIC 974200
Size
104 acres
Max depth
27 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Cool, clear water color
Water clarity
16 ft
Clear, measured Aug 2025
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 1982), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
16 ft Secchi depthClear
Last measured Aug 6, 2025. 15 readings on record, 2017 to 2025.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 14 ft, clear, from 13 readings (2017 to 2025).
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 Buffalo Lake - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
Last measured Aug 6, 2025, too long ago to show as the current temperature.
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 23 (Apr 15 to Apr 29)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout May 4 (Apr 27 to May 10)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 26 (May 21 to Jun 1)
- June surface69°F, usually 68 to 70°F
- July surface74°F, usually 73 to 76°F
- August surface72°F, usually 70 to 74°F
Forms a warm top layer around Apr 30, lasting about 188 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.
Boat landings
- 1Buffalo Lake AccessBoat ramp · Concrete Plank surface · State(dnr)
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Oneida County
- Sweeny Lake1.5 miles away
- Gilmore Lake1.6 miles away
- Pickerel Lake1.9 miles away
- Sureshot Lake2.0 miles away
- Cunard Lake2.2 miles away
- Little Bass Lake2.2 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
- 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
- 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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