Lake Chippewa

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 1990), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.

Water clarity

3.6 ft Secchi depthLowOlder reading

Last measured Sep 1, 1993. 3 readings on record, 1993.

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 “Chippewa Flowage - Deepest Section Ne Of Eagles Nest Is.”.

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 Chippewa Flowage - Deepest Section Ne Of Eagles Nest Is.. Checked Oct 23, 2026.

Water temperature

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

• Walleyelast stocked 2024 (large fingerling and small fingerling); stocked in 13 years since 2010
• Muskellungelast stocked 2023 (large fingerling); stocked in 4 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 Bullhead Ameiurus melas1971 to 1999; 5 records
• Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1969 to 2007; 41 records
• Black Redhorse Moxostoma duquesnii2011; 1 record
• Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1947 to 2005; 29 records
• Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus1971 to 1999; 7 records
• Burbot Lota lota1983 to 1999; 5 records
• Central Mudminnow Umbra limi1999; 1 record
• Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus1987; 1 record
• Common Carp Cyprinus carpio1971 to 1987; 6 records
• Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus1987 to 1999; 2 records
• Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare2011; 1 record
• Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas1999; 1 record
• Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas1987 to 1999; 4 records
• Hornyhead Chub Nocomis biguttatus2011; 1 record
• Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile1999; 1 record
• Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum1984 to 1999; 4 records
• Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1971 to 2011; 124 records
• Logperch Percina caprodes1984 to 2011; 6 records
• Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae2011; 1 record
• Muskellunge Esox masquinongy1948 to 2007; 212 records
• Northern Pike Esox lucius1982 to 2007; 185 records
• Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1971 to 1999; 15 records
• Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1947 to 1999; 20 records
• Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum1985 to 2011; 9 records
• Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu1971 to 2011; 66 records
• Tadpole Madtom Noturus gyrinus1999; 1 record
• Trout-Perch Percopsis omiscomaycus1984 to 1987; 8 records
• Walleye Sander vitreus1946 to 2007; 309 records
• White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1969 to 1999; 21 records
• Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis1985 to 1999; 2 records
• Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1947 to 2005; 40 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

• 1Barker Lake AccessBoat ramp · Concrete Panels surface · Township
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• 2Chippewa Lake AccessBoat ramp · Concrete Plank surface · Township
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• 3Rice Lake LandingBoat ramp · Gravel surface · Other
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• 4CC South AccessBoat ramp · Concrete surface · State(dnr)
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• 5Winter Dam AccessBoat ramp · Concrete surface · Accessible features · State(dnr)
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• 6CC North AccessBoat ramp · Concrete Panels surface · Accessible features · State(dnr)
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Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.

More lakes in Sawyer County

• Two Boys Lake2.6 miles away
• Pine Island Lake4.1 miles away
• Little Cranberry Lake4.2 miles away
• Lost Lake4.7 miles away
• Reed Lake4.8 miles away
• Two Axe Lake4.9 miles away

All Sawyer 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
• 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.