Delano Lake
Sawyer County, Wisconsin · WBIC 1844400
Size
15 acres
Max depth
12 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Warm, dark water color
Water clarity
10.5 ft
Clear, measured Jun 2002
A warm-water lake type: the DNR groups it with lakes that warm up through summer. This describes the lake type in general, not this lake in particular.
Outline
Drawn from the DNR's 24K hydrography (surveyed 1990), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
10.5 ft Secchi depthClearOlder reading
Last measured Jun 24, 2002. 6 readings on record, 2000 to 2002.
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 DELANO LAKE - DEEP HOLE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 20 (Apr 12 to Apr 27)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 26 (Apr 18 to Apr 29)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 17 (May 10 to May 23)
- June surface71°F, usually 69 to 72°F
- July surface77°F, usually 75 to 78°F
- August surface72°F, usually 72 to 74°F
Forms a warm top layer around Jun 5, lasting about 54 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 Sawyer County
- Lower Clam Lake0.5 miles away
- Red Ike Lake0.6 miles away
- Noble Lake1.3 miles away
- McLaren Lake1.4 miles away
- Cattail Lake1.5 miles away
- Christy Lake1.8 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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