Sunset Lake
Oneida County, Wisconsin · WBIC 1572500
Size
36 acres
Max depth
26 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Cool, dark water color
Water clarity
4 ft
Low, measured Jun 2015
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 1982), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
4 ft Secchi depthLowOlder reading
Last measured Jun 25, 2015. 1 reading on record, 2015.
Only one reading is 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 Sunset Lake - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 21 (Apr 9 to Apr 27)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 30 (Apr 18 to May 4)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 18 (May 10 to May 25)
- June surface71°F, usually 70 to 72°F
- July surface76°F, usually 75 to 78°F
- August surface73°F, usually 71 to 75°F
Forms a warm top layer around Apr 26, lasting about 179 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
- Snowden Lake0.5 miles away
- Second Lake0.6 miles away
- Third Lake0.8 miles away
- Moen Lake1.2 miles away
- Tenderfoot Lake1.7 miles away
- Fourth Lake1.8 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
- 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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