Wind Lake
Polk County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2616000
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
38 acres
Max depth
7 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Warm, clear water color
Water clarity
11.5 ft
Clear, measured Sep 2025
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
11.5 ft Secchi depthClear
Last measured Sep 1, 2025. 349 readings on record, 1986 to 2025.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 11 ft, clear, from 75 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 Wind Lake (Round) - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 14 (Apr 7 to Apr 24)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 18 (Apr 12 to Apr 30)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 10 (May 5 to May 15)
- June surface73°F, usually 71 to 74°F
- July surface78°F, usually 78 to 80°F
- August surface74°F, usually 72 to 76°F
Mixes regularly through the summer instead of forming a warm top layer.
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
- Walleyelast stocked 2011 (large fingerling); stocked in 2 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 nigromaculatus1968 to 2004; 11 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1968 to 2004; 15 records
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus2004; 1 record
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis1974; 1 record
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta1974 to 1984; 2 records
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas1978; 1 record
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus1968 to 1984; 8 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1968 to 2006; 15 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1968 to 2006; 13 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1968 to 2004; 13 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris2004; 1 record
- Walleye Sander vitreus1968 to 2006; 12 records
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus1974 to 1978; 2 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1974 to 2004; 3 records
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis1978 to 2004; 2 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1968 to 2004; 13 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
- 1Big Lake AccessBoat ramp · Concrete surface · Township
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Polk County
- Church Pine Lake0.6 miles away
- Big Lake0.6 miles away
- Mud Lake0.9 miles away
- Larsen Lake1.2 miles away
- Rice Lake1.3 miles away
- Lee Lake1.5 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
- 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.