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Pine Lake

Shawano County, Wisconsin · WBIC 299100

Official regulationsDNR lake mapDepth map (PDF)

The DNR lists this lake's watershed (North Branch Embarrass River-Embarrass River) as suspect or infected with VHS, a fish virus. The listing covers the watershed, not a test of this lake. About VHS

This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations

Size

209 acres

Max depth

35 ft

DNR lake type

Complex, Warm, dark water color

Water clarity

11 ft

Clear, measured Jul 2026

A warm-water lake type: the DNR groups it with lakes that warm up through summer. This describes the lake type in general, not this lake in particular.

Outline

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

11 ft Secchi depthClear

Last measured Jul 30, 2026. 296 readings on record, 1987 to 2026.

Typical summer clarity (June to September): 9 ft, moderate, from 35 readings (2012 to 2026).

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 Lake - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.

Water temperature

Last measured Jul 30, 2026, too long ago to show as the current temperature.

A typical year Modeled estimate

  • Ice goes outabout Apr 7 (Mar 31 to Apr 19)
  • Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 21 (Apr 17 to Apr 30)
  • Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 20 (May 8 to May 24)
  • June surface73°F, usually 72 to 76°F
  • July surface80°F, usually 78 to 80°F
  • August surface76°F, usually 74 to 78°F

Forms a warm top layer around May 2, lasting about 162 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.

Measured: Wisconsin DNR via the Water Quality Portal (checked Oct 23, 2026). 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.

Fish recorded near this lake

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.

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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
  • 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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