Pine Island Lake

Sawyer County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2433600

Size

47 acres

Max depth

13 ft

DNR lake type

Simple, Cool, clear water color

Water clarity

12.6 ft

Clear, 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 1971), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.

Water clarity

12.6 ft Secchi depthClearOlder reading

Last measured Aug 7, 2001. 2 readings on record, 2000 to 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 PINE ISLAND LAKE - PINE ISLAND LAKE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.

Water temperature

A typical year Modeled estimate

  • Ice goes outabout Apr 21 (Apr 12 to Apr 28)
  • Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 29 (Apr 19 to May 7)
  • Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 20 (May 16 to May 26)
  • June surface71°F, usually 69 to 72°F
  • July surface76°F, usually 75 to 78°F
  • August surface73°F, usually 72 to 75°F

Forms a warm top layer around Apr 26, lasting about 173 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

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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.

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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
  • 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

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