Burrows Lake
Oneida County, Wisconsin · WBIC 975000
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
156 acres
Max depth
26 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Cool, clear water color
Water clarity
10 ft
Clear, measured Jun 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
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
10 ft Secchi depthClear
Last measured Jun 26, 2026. 7 readings on record, 2000 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 Burrows Lake - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
Last measured Jun 26, 2026, too long ago to show as the current temperature.
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 20 (Apr 10 to Apr 29)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout May 3 (Apr 21 to May 8)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 24 (May 17 to May 27)
- June surface70°F, usually 69 to 71°F
- July surface76°F, usually 75 to 77°F
- August surface72°F, usually 70 to 74°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 18, lasting about 117 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 (adult, large fingerling, small fingerling and yearling); stocked in 8 years since 2010
- Muskellungelast stocked 2017 (large fingerling and yearling); stocked in 4 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 nigromaculatus2004; 2 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus2004; 3 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides2004; 3 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius2004; 1 record
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus2004; 4 records
- Walleye Sander vitreus2004; 2 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii2004; 1 record
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis2004; 2 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
- 1Burrows Lake AccessBoat ramp · Concrete Plank surface · Accessible features · State(dnr)
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Oneida County
- Gobler Lake1.6 miles away
- Bass Lake3.1 miles away
- Killarney Lake3.3 miles away
- Swamp Lake3.4 miles away
- Muskellunge Lake4.1 miles away
- West Lake4.3 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
- 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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