Little Round Lake
Sawyer County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2395500
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
229 acres
Max depth
38 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Cool, clear water color
Water clarity
16.8 ft
Clear, measured Aug 2025
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 1971), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
16.8 ft Secchi depthClear
Last measured Aug 4, 2025. 4 readings on record, 2025.
Only a few readings are on record.
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 Little Round Lake (LRND-1). Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 22 (Apr 15 to May 1)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout May 4 (Apr 24 to May 9)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 30 (May 27 to Jun 6)
- June surface69°F, usually 67 to 70°F
- July surface74°F, usually 73 to 75°F
- August surface71°F, usually 70 to 73°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 26, lasting about 68 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
- Walleyelast stocked 2015 (small fingerling); 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.
More lakes in Sawyer County
- Osprey Lake0.8 miles away
- Lovejoy Lake2.1 miles away
- Round Lake2.1 miles away
- Green Lake2.2 miles away
- Lost Lake3.3 miles away
- Reed Lake3.3 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
- 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.
Something wrong on this page? Report a problem.