Indian School Lake
Sawyer County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2726000
Size
46 acres
Max depth
6 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Cool, clear water color
Water clarity
8.3 ft
Moderate, measured Aug 2001
A cool-water lake type: the DNR groups it with lakes that stay cooler through summer. This describes the lake type in general, not this lake in particular.
Outline
Drawn from the DNR's 24K hydrography (surveyed 1979), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
8.3 ft Secchi depthModerateOlder reading
Last measured Aug 9, 2001. 3 readings on record, 2001.
Only a few readings are on record.
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 INDIAN SCHOOL LAKE - DEEP HOLE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 19 (Apr 8 to Apr 26)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 23 (Apr 17 to Apr 29)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 18 (May 13 to May 25)
- June surface70°F, usually 69 to 71°F
- July surface76°F, usually 74 to 77°F
- August surface71°F, usually 70 to 74°F
Mixes regularly through the summer instead of forming a warm top layer.
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 melas1969 to 2006; 10 records
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1978 to 2006; 14 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1961 to 2006; 22 records
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus2001 to 2006; 5 records
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus1980 to 2006; 3 records
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas1969 to 2006; 6 records
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum2001 to 2002; 2 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1958 to 2006; 21 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1958 to 2006; 21 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1961 to 2006; 18 records
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum2001; 1 record
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1969 to 2006; 13 records
- Walleye Sander vitreus1961 to 2002; 15 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1978 to 2006; 8 records
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis1978 to 2006; 4 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1961 to 2006; 21 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 Sawyer County
- Hayward Lake1.8 miles away
- Smith Lake2.0 miles away
- Milny Lake3.9 miles away
- Phipps Lake4.3 miles away
- Little Spring Lake4.3 miles away
- Nelson Lake (Totagatic Flow)4.4 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
- 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
See data sources for what each source covers, and about for how the numbers are matched to lakes.
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