Spirit Lake
Oneida County, Wisconsin · WBIC 1612000
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
368 acres
Max depth
39 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Cool, clear water color
Water clarity
10.3 ft
Clear, measured Nov 2023
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
Drawn from the DNR's 24K hydrography (surveyed 1970), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
10.3 ft Secchi depthClear
Last measured Nov 2, 2023. 81 readings on record, 1986 to 2023.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 12 ft, clear, from 40 readings (2012 to 2023).
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 Spirit Lake - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 24 (Apr 17 to Apr 28)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout May 4 (Apr 26 to May 10)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 31 (May 28 to Jun 7)
- June surface68°F, usually 66 to 69°F
- July surface73°F, usually 72 to 75°F
- August surface71°F, usually 69 to 73°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 24, lasting about 111 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.
More lakes in Oneida County
- Moccasin Lake0.6 miles away
- Little Moccasin Lake0.8 miles away
- Medicine Lake1.1 miles away
- Laurel Lake1.1 miles away
- Deer Lake1.4 miles away
- Maple Lake1.4 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
- 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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