Swamp Lake
Sawyer County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2277400
Size
248 acres
Max depth
8 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Harsh
Water clarity
3.3 ft
Low, measured Aug 2001
A lake type the DNR marks as having harsh conditions for fish. This describes the lake type in general, not this lake in particular.
Outline
Drawn from the DNR's 24K hydrography (surveyed 1970), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
3.3 ft Secchi depthLowOlder reading
Last measured Aug 7, 2001. 3 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 SWAMP LAKE - SWAMP LAKE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
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.
Fish recorded near this lake
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas1982 to 2005; 3 records
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1950 to 2005; 5 records
- Blacknose Shiner Notropis heterolepis2005; 1 record
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1950 to 2005; 5 records
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum2005; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1950; 1 record
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy1950 to 2005; 13 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1950 to 2005; 8 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1950 to 2005; 9 records
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu2005; 4 records
- Walleye Sander vitreus1950 to 2005; 8 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1950 to 2005; 7 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1950 to 2005; 9 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.
More lakes in Sawyer County
- Evergreen Lake1.2 miles away
- Mason Lake1.4 miles away
- Lake of the Pines1.7 miles away
- Connors Lake3.6 miles away
- Hegmeister Lake8.6 miles away
- Loretta Lake (U Brunet Flowage)11 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
- 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
- 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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