Thunder Lake
Oneida County, Wisconsin · WBIC 1580400
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
172 acres
Max depth
12 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Cool, dark water color
Water clarity
3 ft
Low, measured Jun 2026
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
3 ft Secchi depthLow
Last measured Jun 29, 2026. 56 readings on record, 1991 to 2026.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 2.5 ft, low, from 41 readings (2014 to 2026).
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 Thunder Lake - Deep Hole (T37 R09e S29). Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
Last measured Jul 29, 2025, too long ago to show as the current temperature.
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 20 (Apr 10 to Apr 26)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout May 3 (Apr 24 to May 9)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 23 (May 10 to May 26)
- June surface71°F, usually 69 to 72°F
- July surface76°F, usually 75 to 77°F
- August surface72°F, usually 71 to 74°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 8, lasting about 154 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.
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.
Stocking history
- Muskellungelast stocked 2023 (large fingerling); stocked in 6 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 nigromaculatus2005; 3 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus2005; 3 records
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus2005; 1 record
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas2005; 1 record
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum2005; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides2005; 3 records
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy2005; 2 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius2005; 2 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus2005; 1 record
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu2005; 1 record
- Walleye Sander vitreus2005; 2 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii2005; 1 record
- 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
- Lake Creek0.8 miles away
- Boom Lake1.2 miles away
- Shepard Lake1.3 miles away
- Bass Lake T37n R09e S301.7 miles away
- South Pine Lake1.8 miles away
- Wood Curt Lake1.9 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
- 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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