Murphy Flowage
Rusk County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2110900
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
1.0 acres
Max depth
14 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Riverine
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 2008), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity (satellite estimate)
- Summer 20166.5 ft (219 satellite pixels)
No one has measured this lake's clarity in the monitoring data. This is an estimate from satellite images of one summer only, so it may not match the lake today.
Secchi depth is how far down a white disk stays visible. A bigger number means clearer water. The estimate tops out at 16 feet.
Landsat satellite estimates published by the Wisconsin DNR (summers 2016 and 2017), averaged over the lake's outline. Informational use only.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 20 (Apr 10 to Apr 30)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout May 4 (Apr 21 to May 8)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 21 (May 16 to May 25)
- June surface72°F, usually 71 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 May 4, lasting about 171 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.
Fish recorded near this lake
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas2002; 2 records
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus2002; 6 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus2002 to 2007; 14 records
- Brassy Minnow Hybognathus hankinsoni2007; 1 record
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis2002 to 2007; 6 records
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus2007; 2 records
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus2002 to 2007; 2 records
- Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus2007; 1 record
- Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare2007; 1 record
- Finescale Dace Chrosomus neogaeus2007; 1 record
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas2002; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1997 to 2007; 14 records
- Largescale Stoneroller Campostoma oligolepis2007; 1 record
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1997 to 2002; 7 records
- Northern Redbelly Dace Chrosomus eos2007; 1 record
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus2002 to 2007; 12 records
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum2007; 1 record
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris2007; 1 record
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii2002 to 2007; 6 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens2002; 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
- 1Murphy Boat RampBoat ramp · Concrete Panels surface · County
Directions - Murphy Flowage Public Boat LandingBoat ramp · Concrete surface · County
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.
Water level and flow
U.S. Geological Survey gauges at or beside this lake. Readings are provisional and fetched when you open the page.
More lakes in Rusk County
- Bucks Lake2.0 miles away
- Lost Lake2.2 miles away
- Audie Lake3.2 miles away
- Perch Lake3.6 miles away
- Star Lake4.2 miles away
- North Lake8.4 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
- Boat landingsWisconsin DNR public boat access sites, 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
- Water level and flowU.S. Geological Survey gauges (readings are live), 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
- Satellite clarity estimateLandsat summer clarity estimates published by the Wisconsin DNR (2016, 2017), 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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