Dead Lake

Outline

Numbered dots are boat landings; tap one for directions. The list below has the same numbers. Drawn from the DNR's 24K hydrography (surveyed 1992), 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 depthLowOlder reading

Last measured Sep 19, 2016. 4 readings on record, 2004 to 2016.

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 DEAD LAKE - NEAR BEND IN LAKE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.

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 nigromaculatus2004; 2 records
• Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus2004; 2 records
• Bowfin Amia calva2004; 1 record
• Common Carp Cyprinus carpio2004; 1 record
• Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides2004; 1 record
• Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens2004; 1 record
• Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum2004; 1 record
• Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum2004; 1 record
• Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides2004; 2 records
• Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus2004; 1 record
• Northern Pike Esox lucius2004; 2 records
• River Carpsucker Carpiodes carpio2004; 1 record
• Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris2004; 2 records
• Sauger Sander canadensis2004; 1 record
• Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum2004; 1 record
• Silver Redhorse Moxostoma anisurum2004; 1 record
• Spottail Shiner Notropis hudsonius2004; 1 record
• Trout-Perch Percopsis omiscomaycus2004; 1 record
• Walleye Sander vitreus2004; 2 records
• White Bass Morone chrysops2004; 2 records
• White Crappie Pomoxis annularis2004; 2 records
• White Sucker Catostomus commersonii2004; 1 record
• Yellow Perch Perca flavescens2004; 2 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.

Boat landings

• 1Dead Lake Boat LaunchBoat ramp · Concrete Panels surface · Township
  Directions

Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.

More lakes in Pepin County

• Silver Birch Lake1.9 miles away
• Thompson Lake5.1 miles away
• Lake Pepin12 miles away

All Pepin County lakes

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
• Boat landingsWisconsin DNR public boat access sites, checked Oct 23, 2026
• Water clarityWisconsin DNR water monitoring, via the Water Quality Portal, 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

See data sources for what each source covers, and about for how the numbers are matched to lakes.