White Lake
Shawano County, Wisconsin · WBIC 240800
The DNR lists this lake's watershed (Shioc River) as suspect or infected with VHS, a fish virus. The listing covers the watershed, not a test of this lake. About VHS
Size
190 acres
Max depth
11 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Warm, dark water color
Water clarity
5 ft
Moderate, measured Jun 2021
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
Numbered dots are boat landings; tap one for directions. The list below has the same numbers. Drawn from the DNR's 24K hydrography (surveyed 1974), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
5 ft Secchi depthModerateOlder reading
Last measured Jun 28, 2021. 2 readings on record, 2021.
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 White Lake Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 3 (Mar 27 to Apr 11)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 14 (Apr 6 to Apr 22)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 12 (May 6 to May 17)
- June surface75°F, usually 74 to 77°F
- July surface81°F, usually 79 to 83°F
- August surface76°F, usually 74 to 78°F
Forms a warm top layer around Jun 18, lasting about 39 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
- Largemouth Basslast stocked 2012 (large fingerling); stocked in 2 years since 2010
- Northern Pikelast stocked 2012 (large fingerling and small fingerling); stocked in 3 years since 2010
- Yellow Perchlast stocked 2010 (adult and large fingerling); stocked in 1 year 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 Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1991; 1 record
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi1994; 1 record
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas1994; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1991; 2 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1982 to 1991; 11 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1980 to 1991; 2 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1980 to 1982; 4 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1980 to 1994; 13 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
- 1White Lake AccessBoat ramp · Gravel surface · Township
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Shawano County
- Pautz Lake5.9 miles away
- Schoenick Lake8.6 miles away
- Mud Lake8.7 miles away
- White Clay Lake9.0 miles away
- Long Lake9.5 miles away
- Shawano Lake9.6 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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