East Horsehead Lake
Oneida County, Wisconsin · WBIC 1523000
Size
184 acres
Max depth
26 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Cool, dark water color
Water clarity
14 ft
Clear, measured Jul 2019
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
14 ft Secchi depthClearOlder reading
Last measured Jul 10, 2019. 130 readings on record, 1991 to 2019.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 11 ft, clear, from 7 readings (2012 to 2019).
Nothing has been measured in the last 5 years, so this may not match the lake today.
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 East Horsehead Lake - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 22 (Apr 12 to Apr 27)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout May 2 (Apr 23 to May 9)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 26 (May 20 to May 30)
- June surface69°F, usually 68 to 71°F
- July surface75°F, usually 74 to 76°F
- August surface72°F, usually 70 to 74°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 23, lasting about 103 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.
Stocking history
- Walleyelast stocked 2024 (large fingerling); stocked in 6 years since 2010
- Muskellungelast stocked 2022 (large fingerling); 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 nigromaculatus2001; 5 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus2001; 4 records
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus2001; 1 record
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi2001; 1 record
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas2001; 1 record
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile2001; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides2001; 8 records
- Mimic Shiner Notropis volucellus2001; 1 record
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii2001; 2 records
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy2001; 4 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius2001; 7 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus2001; 5 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris2001; 4 records
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu2001; 6 records
- Walleye Sander vitreus2001; 7 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii2001; 2 records
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis2001; 2 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens2001; 5 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
- 1East Horsehead Lake AccessBoat ramp · Concrete Plank surface · Township
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Oneida County
- West Horsehead Lake0.7 miles away
- Alva Lake1.0 miles away
- Timber Lake1.1 miles away
- Corner Lake1.2 miles away
- Long Lake1.3 miles away
- Liege 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
- 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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