Silver Lake
Polk County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2496700
Size
28 acres
Max depth
26 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Warm, dark water color
Water clarity
15 ft
Clear, measured Oct 2005
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
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
15 ft Secchi depthClearOlder reading
Last measured Oct 22, 2005. 34 readings on record, 2002 to 2005.
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 SILVER LAKE - CENTER. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 17 (Apr 6 to Apr 25)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 26 (Apr 18 to May 2)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 17 (May 11 to May 23)
- June surface71°F, usually 70 to 73°F
- July surface77°F, usually 76 to 79°F
- August surface73°F, usually 72 to 75°F
Forms a warm top layer around Apr 30, lasting about 148 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.
More lakes in Polk County
- Little Horseshoe Lake0.8 miles away
- Horseshoe Lake2.0 miles away
- Little Round Lake2.1 miles away
- Mud Lake2.8 miles away
- Glovers Lake3.5 miles away
- Long Lake4.7 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
- 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
See data sources for what each source covers, and about for how the numbers are matched to lakes.
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