Pickerel Lake
Polk County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2458900
Size
19 acres
Max depth
45 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Two Story
Water clarity
4 ft
Low, measured Sep 2021
A deep lake type that can hold a cold layer below the warm surface in 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 1983), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
4 ft Secchi depthLowOlder reading
Last measured Sep 14, 2021. 75 readings on record, 2013 to 2021.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 7.5 ft, moderate, from 57 readings (2013 to 2021).
Nothing has been measured in the last 5 years, so this may not match the lake today.
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 Crescent/Pickerel Lake - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 15 (Apr 8 to Apr 22)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 19 (Apr 16 to Apr 26)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 17 (May 9 to May 21)
- June surface72°F, usually 71 to 74°F
- July surface79°F, usually 77 to 80°F
- August surface75°F, usually 74 to 77°F
Forms a warm top layer around Apr 16, lasting about 207 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.
Stocking history
- Rainbow Troutlast stocked 2025 (adult (broodstock), adult (broodstock-age-2yr), adult (broodstock-age-3yr), large fingerling and yearling); stocked in 16 years since 2010
- Brook Troutlast stocked 2018 (small fingerling); stocked in 1 year 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.
Boat landings
- 1Pickerel Lake AccessBoat ramp · Concrete Plank surface · State(dnr)
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Polk County
- Mullins Lake0.3 miles away
- Rhinstad Lake0.5 miles away
- Bass Lake0.6 miles away
- Lamont Lake0.8 miles away
- Sedge Lake1.5 miles away
- Footes Lake1.6 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
- 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
- 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
- VHS statusWisconsin DNR VHS status by watershed, checked Oct 24, 2026
- Depth map linkWisconsin DNR lake maps list, 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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