Elk Lake
Price County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2240000
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
88 acres
Max depth
25 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Riverine
Water clarity
3.6 ft
Low, measured Feb 2020
A river-like water type, with flow instead of a still basin. 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 1984), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
3.6 ft Secchi depthLowOlder reading
Last measured Feb 11, 2020. 38 readings on record, 1996 to 2020.
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 ELK LAKE - DEEP HOLE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 19 (Apr 10 to Apr 29)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 26 (Apr 18 to May 3)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 23 (May 13 to May 26)
- June surface70°F, usually 69 to 71°F
- July surface75°F, usually 74 to 77°F
- August surface71°F, usually 70 to 73°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 16, lasting about 98 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.
Stocking history
- Muskellungelast stocked 2021 (large fingerling); stocked in 7 years since 2010
- Walleyelast stocked 2021 (adult and 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
- Blackside Darter Percina maculata1928; 1 record
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus1928; 1 record
- Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare1928; 1 record
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum1928; 1 record
- Logperch Percina caprodes1928; 1 record
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae1928; 1 record
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1928; 1 record
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum1928; 1 record
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1928; 1 record
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1928; 1 record
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
- 1Elk Lake LandingBoat ramp · Concrete surface · Accessible features · City
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Price County
- Duroy Lake0.8 miles away
- Long Lake1.4 miles away
- Deer Lake1.8 miles away
- Wilson Lake3.1 miles away
- Mink Spring3.5 miles away
- Little Dardis Lake3.9 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
- 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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