Ladysmith Flowage

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 1971), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.

Water clarity

7 ft Secchi depthModerateOlder reading

Last measured Sep 1, 2004. 5 readings on record, 1999 to 2004.

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 LADYSMITH FLOWAGE - DEEP HOLE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.

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 2017 (large fingerling); stocked in 3 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 nigromaculatus2004 to 2008; 5 records
• Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus2004; 2 records
• Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum2000 to 2004; 3 records
• Logperch Percina caprodes2000 to 2004; 3 records
• Mimic Shiner Notropis volucellus2000 to 2004; 3 records
• Muskellunge Esox masquinongy2004; 4 records
• Northern Pike Esox lucius2004; 4 records
• Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus2004; 2 records
• Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris2000 to 2008; 5 records
• Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum2004; 3 records
• Silver Redhorse Moxostoma anisurum2004 to 2008; 2 records
• Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu2000 to 2008; 5 records
• Trout-Perch Percopsis omiscomaycus2000 to 2004; 3 records
• Walleye Sander vitreus2000 to 2004; 4 records
• White Sucker Catostomus commersonii2000 to 2004; 3 records
• Yellow Perch Perca flavescens2004; 4 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

• 1Memorial Park Boat RampBoat ramp · Concrete surface · Accessible features · City
  Directions
• Dairyland Power Canoe PortageCarry-in access · Paved surface · Other

Some landings are matched to this lake by name only, because the DNR list gives no location for them. They have no pin.

Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.

Share this lake

More lakes in Rusk County

• Park Lake1.9 miles away
• Dump Lake2.5 miles away
• Dairyland Reservoir (Flambeau)4.2 miles away
• Sunfish Lake5.2 miles away
• Thornapple Flowage6.9 miles away
• Big Falls Flowage8.8 miles away

All Rusk County lakes

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
• 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.