Leland Millpond
Sauk County, Wisconsin · WBIC 1256500
The DNR lists this lake's watershed (Honey Creek) as suspect or infected with VHS, a fish virus. The listing covers the watershed, not a test of this lake. About VHS
Size
14 acres
Max depth
8 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Riverine
Water clarity
2.5 ft
Low, measured Aug 2017
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
Drawn from the DNR's 24K hydrography (surveyed 1975), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
2.5 ft Secchi depthLowOlder reading
Last measured Aug 16, 2017. 4 readings on record, 2017.
Only a few readings are on record.
Nothing has been measured in the last 5 years, so this may not match the lake today.
Measured at the monitoring station named “Leland Mill Pond”.
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 Leland Mill Pond. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 2 (Mar 25 to Apr 11)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 10 (Apr 2 to Apr 20)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout Apr 24 (Apr 15 to May 3)
- June surface77°F, usually 76 to 79°F
- July surface83°F, usually 82 to 85°F
- August surface78°F, usually 76 to 80°F
Forms a warm top layer around Apr 16, lasting about 183 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
- Black Crappielast stocked 2022 (large fingerling); stocked in 2 years since 2010
- Bluegilllast stocked 2022 (large fingerling); stocked in 3 years since 2010
- Largemouth Basslast stocked 2022 (large fingerling); stocked in 2 years since 2010
- Northern Pikelast stocked 2022 (large fingerling); stocked in 1 year since 2010
- Channel Catfishlast stocked 2011 (large fingerling); stocked in 1 year since 2010
- Fathead Minnowlast stocked 2011 (adult); stocked in 1 year since 2010
- White Suckerlast stocked 2011 (adult); stocked in 1 year 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
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1959 to 2017; 6 records
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus1961; 1 record
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi2017; 2 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1959 to 1979; 4 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1959; 3 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1959; 1 record
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1959 to 1961; 5 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.
More lakes in Sauk County
- White Mound Lake7.1 miles away
- Seeley Lake7.7 miles away
- Jones Slough11 miles away
- Norton Slough11 miles away
- Hutter Slough12 miles away
- Devils Lake12 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
- 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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