Lower Red Lake
Shawano County, Wisconsin · WBIC 327800
Size
28 acres
DNR lake type
Complex, Riverine
Water clarity
10.8 ft
Clear, measured Aug 2018
A river-like water type, with flow instead of a still basin. 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 1982), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
10.8 ft Secchi depthClearOlder reading
Last measured Aug 21, 2018. 50 readings on record, 1993 to 2018.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 6.5 ft, moderate, from 14 readings (2015 to 2018).
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 LOWER RED LAKE - DEEP HOLE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 8 (Mar 31 to Apr 22)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 21 (Apr 16 to Apr 30)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 13 (May 9 to May 24)
- June surface73°F, usually 72 to 75°F
- July surface79°F, usually 78 to 80°F
- August surface75°F, usually 73 to 77°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 5, lasting about 147 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
- Northern Pikelast stocked 2017 (large fingerling); stocked in 2 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
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas2006 to 2007; 5 records
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1970 to 2007; 30 records
- Blackside Darter Percina maculata1926; 1 record
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1970 to 2007; 35 records
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus1926; 1 record
- Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans1926; 1 record
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis1977 to 1999; 12 records
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus1977 to 2007; 6 records
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta1970; 1 record
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus1926 to 2007; 3 records
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus1926; 1 record
- Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus1926; 1 record
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas1977 to 2007; 4 records
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus2006 to 2007; 3 records
- Hornyhead Chub Nocomis biguttatus1926; 1 record
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum1926; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1970 to 2007; 61 records
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae1926; 1 record
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii1926; 1 record
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy1992 to 2007; 12 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1977 to 2007; 69 records
- Northern Redbelly Dace Chrosomus eos1926; 1 record
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1970 to 2007; 28 records
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss1970; 1 record
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1977 to 2007; 10 records
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum1977 to 2007; 4 records
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu1970 to 2006; 12 records
- Walleye Sander vitreus1977 to 2007; 6 records
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus2007; 1 record
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1926 to 2007; 9 records
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis1977 to 2007; 8 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1970 to 2007; 38 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.
Boat landings
- 1Gresham Riverside Park Boat LaunchBoat ramp · Gravel surface · Village
Directions - 2Lower Red Lake AccessBoat ramp · Gravel surface · Village
Directions - 3Wisconsin River Carry-In 1 (listed under Lincoln County)Carry-in access · Gravel surface · Other
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Shawano County
- Upper Red Lake1.5 miles away
- Moon Lake1.9 miles away
- Mission Lake1.9 miles away
- Malone Lake2.7 miles away
- Smith Lake3.1 miles away
- Beaulieu Lake4.3 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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