Cast Gill

Moose Lake

Sawyer County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2420600

Official regulationsDNR lake mapDepth map (PDF)

The DNR has advice about eating fish from this water. How much is safe depends on the fish and on who is eating it. Look it up on the DNR site

This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations

Size

1,670 acres

Max depth

21 ft

DNR lake type

Complex, Cool, dark water color

Water clarity

2 ft

Low, measured Sep 2024

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

Moose Lake Access1

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

2 ft Secchi depthLow

Last measured Sep 3, 2024. 127 readings on record, 1995 to 2024.

Typical summer clarity (June to September): 2.5 ft, low, from 31 readings (2012 to 2024).

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 MOOSE LAKE - DEEP HOLE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.

Water temperature

Last measured Jul 30, 2025, too long ago to show as the current temperature.

A typical year Modeled estimate

  • Ice goes outabout Apr 20 (Apr 9 to Apr 22)
  • Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 26 (Apr 18 to May 7)
  • Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 26 (May 22 to Jun 1)
  • June surface70°F, usually 68 to 72°F
  • July surface76°F, usually 74 to 77°F
  • August surface72°F, usually 71 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.

Measured: Wisconsin DNR via the Water Quality Portal (checked Oct 23, 2026). Modeled: U.S. Geological Survey lake temperature data release (doi:10.5066/P9CA6XP8).

Today at the lake

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Forecast: National Weather Service (no endorsement implied). Sunrise, sunset and moon phase are calculated. The moon phase can be a day off.

Stocking history

  • Bluegilllast stocked 2014 (large 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.

Boat landings

Some landings are matched to this lake by name only, because the DNR list gives no location for them. They have no pin.

Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.

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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 consumption advice flagWisconsin DNR advisory areas (flag and link only), checked Oct 24, 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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