Ebert Lake
Portage County, Wisconsin · WBIC 267700
The DNR lists this lake's watershed (Waupaca River) as suspect or infected with VHS, a fish virus. The listing covers the watershed, not a test of this lake. About VHS
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
12 acres
Max depth
29 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Trout Pond
Water clarity
19.5 ft
Clear, measured May 2024
A small pond type the DNR groups with trout waters. This describes the lake type in general, not this lake in particular.
Outline
Drawn from the DNR's 24K hydrography (surveyed 1969), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
19.5 ft Secchi depthClear
Last measured May 18, 2024. 9 readings on record, 2018 to 2024.
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 Ebert Lake - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 9 (Apr 1 to Apr 16)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 19 (Apr 12 to Apr 26)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 18 (May 10 to May 24)
- June surface71°F, usually 70 to 73°F
- July surface78°F, usually 76 to 79°F
- August surface75°F, usually 73 to 76°F
Forms a warm top layer around Apr 16, lasting about 213 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 Portage County
- Lake Lime1.7 miles away
- Lake Julia1.7 miles away
- Lake Emily1.8 miles away
- Ell Lake2.0 miles away
- Adams Lake2.1 miles away
- Bear Lake2.8 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
- 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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