Apple River Flowage

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 1978), 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 20167 ft (1,363 satellite pixels)
• Summer 20177.9 ft (929 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.

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 2024 (large fingerling); stocked in 8 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

• Blackchin Shiner Notropis heterodon1925; 1 record
• Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus1925 to 1928; 2 records
• Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans1925; 1 record
• Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus1925 to 1928; 2 records
• Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus1925 to 1928; 2 records
• Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus1925 to 1928; 2 records
• Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum1925 to 1928; 2 records
• Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1928; 1 record
• Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii1925; 1 record
• Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1925 to 1928; 2 records
• Tadpole Madtom Noturus gyrinus1925; 1 record
• White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1925 to 1928; 2 records
• Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1928; 1 record

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

• 1North Park Canoe LaunchCarry-in access · Gravel surface · City
  Directions
• 2Birch Street Boat RampBoat ramp · Gravel surface · Accessible features · City
  Directions
• 3Apple River AccessBoat ramp · Concrete Panels surface · Township
  Directions

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

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More lakes in Polk County

• Pike Lake1.9 miles away
• North Twin Lake2.3 miles away
• Gibson Lake2.7 miles away
• South Twin Lake2.8 miles away
• Lincoln Lake2.9 miles away
• Lake Kenabee3.1 miles away

All Polk 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
• Stocking historyWisconsin DNR annual fish stocking summary, 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
• 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
• 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.