Pleasant Lake

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 1973), 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 28, 2012. 4 readings on record, 1999 to 2012.

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 PLEASANT LAKE - PLEASANT 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 melas1977; 2 records
• Blacknose Shiner Notropis heterolepis1977; 2 records
• Brassy Minnow Hybognathus hankinsoni1977; 1 record
• Central Mudminnow Umbra limi1977; 1 record
• Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus1977; 2 records
• Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus1977; 1 record
• Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas1977; 1 record
• Pearl Dace Margariscus margarita1977; 2 records
• Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1977; 2 records
• White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1977; 2 records
• Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis1977; 1 record
• Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1977; 2 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

• 1Pleasant Lake AccessBoat ramp · Unimproved surface · Village
  Directions

Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.

More lakes in Shawano County

• Baker Lake6.8 miles away
• Cranberry Lake6.9 miles away
• Hennig Lake11 miles away
• Homme Pond12 miles away
• Kolpack Lake12 miles away
• Wilson Lake13 miles away

All Shawano County lakes

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
• 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
• 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.