North Pipe Lake
Polk County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2485700
The DNR has advice about eating fish from this water. How much is safe depends on the fish and on who is eating it. Look it up on the DNR site
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
55 acres
Max depth
37 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Cool, dark water color
Water clarity
6 ft
Moderate, measured Sep 2025
A cool-water lake type: the DNR groups it with lakes that stay cooler 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 1982), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
6 ft Secchi depthModerate
Last measured Sep 8, 2025. 414 readings on record, 1998 to 2025.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 6 ft, moderate, from 182 readings (2012 to 2025).
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 NORTH PIPE LAKE - DEEP HOLE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
Last measured Sep 1, 2025, too long ago to show as the current temperature.
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 17 (Apr 10 to Apr 25)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 28 (Apr 18 to May 7)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 15 (May 10 to May 21)
- June surface72°F, usually 71 to 73°F
- July surface78°F, usually 76 to 79°F
- August surface74°F, usually 73 to 76°F
Forms a warm top layer around Apr 26, lasting about 173 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.
Measured: Wisconsin DNR via the Water Quality Portal (checked Oct 23, 2026). 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.
Boat landings
- 1Pipe Lake AccessBoat ramp · Concrete Panels surface · Township
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Polk County
- Mud Lake0.9 miles away
- Pipe Lake1.2 miles away
- Miller Camp Lake1.2 miles away
- Martel Lake1.3 miles away
- Highland Lake2.5 miles away
- Grenquist Lake2.6 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
- 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
- Typical-year temperatureU.S. Geological Survey lake temperature model (modeled estimate), checked Oct 23, 2026
- Fish consumption advice flagWisconsin DNR advisory areas (flag and link only), checked Oct 24, 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.
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