Lake Saint Croix
Pierce County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2601500
The DNR lists this lake's watershed (Lake Saint Croix) as suspect or infected with VHS, a fish virus. The listing covers the watershed, not a test of this lake. About VHS
Size
4,668 acres
Max depth
60 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Warm, dark water color
A warm-water lake type: the DNR groups it with lakes that warm up through summer. This describes the lake type in general, not this lake in particular.
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 1993), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity (satellite estimate)
- Summer 20165.5 ft (16,764 satellite pixels)
- Summer 20178.4 ft (15,549 satellite pixels)
No one has measured this lake's clarity in the monitoring data. These are estimates from satellite images of two summers only, so they may not match the lake today.
Secchi depth is how far down a white disk stays visible. A bigger number means clearer water. The estimate tops out at 16 feet.
Landsat satellite estimates published by the Wisconsin DNR (summers 2016 and 2017), averaged over the lake's outline. Informational use only.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 2 (Mar 31 to Apr 13)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 30 (Apr 20 to May 8)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout Jun 6 (May 29 to Jun 7)
- June surface70°F, usually 69 to 73°F
- July surface80°F, usually 78 to 82°F
- August surface78°F, usually 76 to 80°F
Forms a warm top layer around Jun 12, lasting about 91 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 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.
Fish recorded near this lake
- American Eel Anguilla rostrata1997 to 2006; 5 records
- Bigmouth Buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus1940 to 2006; 7 records
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas1997 to 2006; 3 records
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1899 to 2006; 16 records
- Blackside Darter Percina maculata1928; 1 record
- Blue Sucker Cycleptus elongatus1997 to 2006; 6 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1928 to 2006; 10 records
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus1928 to 2002; 3 records
- Bullhead Minnow Pimephales vigilax2004; 2 records
- Burbot Lota lota1928 to 2006; 3 records
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus1997 to 2023; 9 records
- Channel Shiner Notropis wickliffi2004; 2 records
- Common Carp Cyprinus carpio1997 to 2006; 8 records
- Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides1899 to 2002; 5 records
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas1997 to 2002; 2 records
- Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris1997 to 2006; 5 records
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens1928 to 2006; 9 records
- Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum1899 to 2023; 15 records
- Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum1928 to 2006; 9 records
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas1926 to 1928; 2 records
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus1997 to 2006; 3 records
- Highfin Carpsucker Carpiodes velifer1997 to 2003; 3 records
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile1899; 1 record
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum1899 to 2002; 8 records
- Lake Sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens1997 to 2003; 3 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1926 to 2006; 10 records
- Logperch Percina caprodes1899 to 2023; 14 records
- Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus1899 to 2006; 14 records
- Mimic Shiner Notropis volucellus1928; 2 records
- Mooneye Hiodon tergisus1928 to 2006; 7 records
- Mud Darter Etheostoma asprigene1928; 1 record
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy1997 to 2006; 6 records
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans1997 to 2006; 2 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1899 to 2006; 16 records
- Pallid Shiner Hybopsis amnis1926; 1 record
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1928 to 2006; 4 records
- Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus1997 to 2006; 7 records
- River Carpsucker Carpiodes carpio1997 to 2006; 10 records
- River Darter Percina shumardi1928 to 2023; 7 records
- River Redhorse Moxostoma carinatum1997 to 2006; 5 records
- River Shiner Notropis blennius1926; 1 record
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1926 to 2006; 13 records
- Sauger Sander canadensis1997 to 2006; 9 records
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum1928 to 2006; 12 records
- Shortnose Gar Lepisosteus platostomus1928 to 2006; 10 records
- Silver Chub Macrhybopsis storeriana2004; 1 record
- Silver Lamprey Ichthyomyzon unicuspis1950 to 2005; 2 records
- Silver Redhorse Moxostoma anisurum1997 to 2006; 8 records
- Skipjack Herring Alosa chrysochloris1928; 1 record
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu1899 to 2006; 15 records
- Smallmouth Buffalo Ictiobus bubalus1940 to 2006; 9 records
- Speckled Chub Macrhybopsis aestivalis2004; 1 record
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera1899 to 1966; 3 records
- Spottail Shiner Notropis hudsonius1899 to 2002; 8 records
- Spotted Sucker Minytrema melanops1928; 1 record
- Trout-Perch Percopsis omiscomaycus2004; 1 record
- Walleye Sander vitreus1928 to 2006; 11 records
- Weed Shiner Notropis texanus1926 to 1928; 5 records
- Western Sand Darter Ammocrypta clara1997 to 2004; 3 records
- White Bass Morone chrysops1926 to 2006; 13 records
- White Crappie Pomoxis annularis1928 to 2006; 8 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1997 to 2006; 6 records
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis1928 to 2006; 4 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1899 to 2006; 18 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
- 1Lakefront Park Boat Ramp (listed under St. Croix County)Boat ramp · Concrete Plank surface · City
Directions - 2Cove Boat Ramp (listed under St. Croix County)Boat ramp · Concrete Panels surface · Township
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water level and flow
- ST. CROIX RIVER AT PRESCOTT, WIGage height, Discharge
- MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT PRESCOTT, WIGage height, Discharge
U.S. Geological Survey gauges at or beside this lake. Readings are provisional and fetched when you open the page.
More lakes in Pierce County
- Gantenbein Lake22 miles away
- Goose Lake26 miles away
- Dead Slough Lake27 miles away
- Nugget Lake32 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
- Boat landingsWisconsin DNR public boat access sites, 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
- Water level and flowU.S. Geological Survey gauges (readings are live), checked Oct 23, 2026
- VHS statusWisconsin DNR VHS status by watershed, checked Oct 24, 2026
- Satellite clarity estimateLandsat summer clarity estimates published by the Wisconsin DNR (2016, 2017), 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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