Sand Lake
Polk County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2495000
The DNR lists this lake's watershed (Balsam Branch-Apple River) as suspect or infected with VHS, a fish virus. The listing covers the watershed, not a test of this lake. About VHS
Size
187 acres
Max depth
58 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Warm, clear water color
Water clarity
13.5 ft
Clear, measured Sep 2017
A warm-water lake type: the DNR groups it with lakes that warm up 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 1978), 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 depthClearOlder reading
Last measured Sep 11, 2017. 17 readings on record, 2002 to 2017.
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 SAND LAKE - DEEP HOLE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 16 (Apr 5 to Apr 25)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 25 (Apr 19 to May 8)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 19 (May 11 to May 24)
- June surface73°F, usually 71 to 74°F
- July surface79°F, usually 78 to 80°F
- August surface75°F, usually 74 to 77°F
Forms a warm top layer around Apr 28, lasting about 176 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
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus2004; 1 record
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1958 to 2004; 5 records
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta1966 to 1970; 3 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1976 to 2004; 6 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1976 to 2004; 4 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1958 to 2004; 6 records
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss1963 to 1966; 3 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1958 to 2004; 2 records
- Walleye Sander vitreus1958 to 1990; 9 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1967 to 2004; 2 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1958 to 2004; 7 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
- 1Sand Lake AccessBoat ramp · Concrete surface · Township
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Polk County
- Poplar Lake1.8 miles away
- Bear Lake2.2 miles away
- Deer Lake2.6 miles away
- Barneys Lake2.7 miles away
- Lotus Lake3.1 miles away
- Horse Lake3.6 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 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
See data sources for what each source covers, and about for how the numbers are matched to lakes.
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