Indianhead Flowage
Polk County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2634400
Size
776 acres
Max depth
57 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Riverine
A river-like water type, with flow instead of a still basin. 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 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 20164.2 ft (811 satellite pixels)
- Summer 20174.5 ft (579 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 12 (Apr 6 to Apr 22)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 21 (Apr 15 to Apr 30)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 23 (May 15 to May 26)
- June surface73°F, usually 71 to 73°F
- July surface79°F, usually 77 to 79°F
- August surface74°F, usually 73 to 76°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 7, lasting about 152 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.
Fish recorded near this lake
- Brook Silverside Labidesthes sicculus1959; 1 record
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum1959; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1959; 1 record
- Logperch Percina caprodes1959; 1 record
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans1959; 1 record
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1959; 1 record
- Silver Redhorse Moxostoma anisurum1959; 1 record
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu1959; 1 record
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1959; 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
- 1Saint Croix River Access/Lions ParkBoat ramp · Concrete surface · City
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Polk County
- Lake O' the Dalles3.2 miles away
- Tuttle Lake3.4 miles away
- Barneys Lake4.1 miles away
- Poplar Lake5.3 miles away
- Twin Lake5.5 miles away
- Twin Lakes5.6 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
- 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.
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