Elm Lake
Oneida County, Wisconsin · WBIC 1613700
Size
35 acres
Max depth
14 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Warm, dark water color
Water clarity
11.5 ft
Clear, measured Aug 2000
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
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
11.5 ft Secchi depthClearOlder reading
Last measured Aug 29, 2000. 2 readings on record, 1999 to 2000.
Only a few readings are on record.
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 ELM LAKE - ELM LAKE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 24 (Apr 16 to Apr 29)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 30 (Apr 21 to May 7)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 20 (May 16 to May 26)
- June surface69°F, usually 68 to 71°F
- July surface74°F, usually 73 to 76°F
- August surface71°F, usually 70 to 73°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 15, lasting about 98 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.
Fish recorded near this lake
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus2005; 3 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus2005; 3 records
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus2005; 2 records
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas2005; 1 record
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile2005; 1 record
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum2005; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides2005; 3 records
- Logperch Percina caprodes2005; 1 record
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy2005; 2 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius2005; 1 record
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus2005; 5 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris2005; 3 records
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu2005; 2 records
- Walleye Sander vitreus2005; 3 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii2005; 2 records
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis2005; 1 record
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens2005; 3 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.
More lakes in Oneida County
- Whitefish Lake0.8 miles away
- Virgin Lake1.7 miles away
- Julia Lake2.0 miles away
- Crooked Lake2.3 miles away
- Dog Lake2.6 miles away
- Deer Lake2.8 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
- 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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