Winter Lake (Price Flowage)
Sawyer County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2381100
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
676 acres
Max depth
22 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Cool, dark water color
Water clarity
2.5 ft
Low, measured Jul 2017
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 2010), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
2.5 ft Secchi depthLowOlder reading
Last measured Jul 7, 2017. 63 readings on record, 2001 to 2017.
Nothing has been measured in the last 5 years, so this may not match the lake today.
Measured at the monitoring station named “LAKE WINTER - CENTER”.
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 LAKE WINTER - CENTER. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 19 (Apr 9 to Apr 25)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 22 (Apr 18 to May 4)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 26 (May 22 to May 30)
- June surface70°F, usually 68 to 71°F
- July surface76°F, usually 74 to 77°F
- August surface72°F, usually 70 to 74°F
Forms a warm top layer around Jul 1, lasting about 37 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 16 years since 2010
- Muskellungelast stocked 2024 (large fingerling); stocked in 3 years 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 macrochirus2025; 2 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens2025; 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
- 1Brunet River AccessBoat ramp · Concrete Panels surface · Township
Directions - 2Lake Winter AccessBoat ramp · Concrete Panels surface · County
Directions - 3Lake Winter AccessCarry-in access · Unimproved surface · Township
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Sawyer County
- Barber Lake5.0 miles away
- Island Lake5.5 miles away
- Perch Lake6.1 miles away
- Black Dan Lake6.2 miles away
- Barker Lake7.2 miles away
- Hunter Lake7.5 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
- 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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