Spur Lake
Oneida County, Wisconsin · WBIC 1571800
Size
113 acres
Max depth
3 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Harsh
Water clarity
1.5 ft
Low, measured Aug 2025
A lake type the DNR marks as having harsh conditions for fish. This describes the lake type in general, not this lake in particular.
Outline
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
1.5 ft Secchi depthLow
Last measured Aug 19, 2025. 24 readings on record, 2015 to 2025.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 2 ft, low, from 22 readings (2015 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 Spur Lake - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
Last measured Aug 19, 2025, too long ago to show as the current temperature.
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 19 (Apr 9 to Apr 25)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 26 (Apr 17 to Apr 29)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 23 (May 10 to May 27)
- June surface71°F, usually 69 to 72°F
- July surface76°F, usually 75 to 78°F
- August surface72°F, usually 70 to 74°F
Mixes regularly through the summer instead of forming a warm top layer.
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.
More lakes in Oneida County
- Gust Lake0.5 miles away
- Stella Lake1.9 miles away
- Margaret Lake2.4 miles away
- James Lake2.6 miles away
- Angelo Lake3.1 miles away
- Big Lake3.3 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
- 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
See data sources for what each source covers, and about for how the numbers are matched to lakes.
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