Pipe Lake
Polk County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2490500
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
345 acres
Max depth
68 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Cool, clear water color
Water clarity
13.5 ft
Clear, measured Sep 2026
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
13.5 ft Secchi depthClear
Last measured Sep 27, 2026. 305 readings on record, 1994 to 2026.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 13 ft, clear, from 107 readings (2012 to 2026).
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 PIPE LAKE - DEEP HOLE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
Last measured Jun 29, 2025, too long ago to show as the current temperature.
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 19 (Apr 14 to Apr 28)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout May 6 (Apr 25 to May 10)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 29 (May 27 to Jun 5)
- June surface70°F, usually 68 to 70°F
- July surface75°F, usually 75 to 77°F
- August surface73°F, usually 71 to 75°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 6, lasting about 168 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.
Stocking history
- Walleyelast stocked 2023 (large fingerling); stocked in 7 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
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1967 to 2004; 8 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1947 to 2004; 10 records
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus1967 to 2004; 3 records
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus1967; 2 records
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas1967 to 2004; 2 records
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus1967 to 2004; 6 records
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum2004; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1947 to 2007; 13 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1947 to 2007; 13 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1967 to 2004; 7 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1967 to 2004; 8 records
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu1967 to 2007; 11 records
- Walleye Sander vitreus1947 to 2007; 13 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1967 to 2004; 3 records
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis2004; 1 record
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1967 to 2004; 6 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.
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
- North Pipe Lake1.2 miles away
- Mud Lake1.7 miles away
- Long Lake2.0 miles away
- Highland Lake2.1 miles away
- Miller Camp Lake2.3 miles away
- Martel Lake2.4 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
- Fish recordedOpen fish survey and museum records, via GBIF, 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
- 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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