Mud Lake

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

3.5 ft Secchi depthLow

Last measured Sep 9, 2024. 6 readings on record, 2023 to 2024.

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 Mud Lake - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.

Water temperature

Last measured Sep 9, 2024, too long ago to show as the current temperature.

Measured: Wisconsin DNR via the Water Quality Portal (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 nigromaculatus1967; 2 records
• Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1967; 2 records
• Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus1967; 2 records
• Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus1967; 1 record
• Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1967; 2 records
• Northern Pike Esox lucius1967; 2 records
• Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1967; 2 records
• Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu1967; 1 record
• Walleye Sander vitreus1967; 2 records
• Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1967; 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.

More lakes in Polk County

• Miller Camp Lake0.7 miles away
• North Pipe Lake0.9 miles away
• Martel Lake1.2 miles away
• Pipe Lake1.7 miles away
• Highland Lake2.0 miles away
• Grenquist Lake2.5 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
• 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
• 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.