Smith Lake
Sawyer County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2726100
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
323 acres
Max depth
29 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Cool, dark water color
Water clarity
6 ft
Moderate, measured Jun 2021
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
Numbered dots are boat landings; tap one for directions. The list below has the same numbers. 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
6 ft Secchi depthModerateOlder reading
Last measured Jun 13, 2021. 10 readings on record, 2001 to 2021.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 5.2 ft, moderate, from 7 readings (2015 to 2021).
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 SMITH LAKE - DEEP HOLE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 19 (Apr 7 to Apr 25)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 28 (Apr 19 to May 8)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 26 (May 22 to Jun 1)
- June surface71°F, usually 69 to 72°F
- July surface76°F, usually 75 to 77°F
- August surface73°F, usually 71 to 74°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 18, lasting about 121 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 2025 (large fingerling); stocked in 8 years since 2010
- Fathead Minnowlast stocked 2015 (adult); 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.
Fish recorded near this lake
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1928; 1 record
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus1928; 1 record
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus1928; 1 record
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile1928; 1 record
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum1928; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1928; 1 record
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1928; 1 record
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1928; 1 record
- Tadpole Madtom Noturus gyrinus1928; 1 record
- White Crappie Pomoxis annularis1928; 1 record
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1928; 1 record
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1928; 1 record
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
- 1Smith Lake AccessBoat ramp · Concrete Panels surface · Township
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Sawyer County
- Indian School Lake2.0 miles away
- Nelson Lake (Totagatic Flow)2.9 miles away
- Milny Lake3.2 miles away
- Hayward Lake3.7 miles away
- Totagatic Flowage4.3 miles away
- Phipps Spring4.7 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
- 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.
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