Gerber Lake
Sheboygan County, Wisconsin · WBIC 56600
The DNR lists this lake's watershed (Sheboygan River-Frontal Lake Michigan) as suspect or infected with VHS, a fish virus. The listing covers the watershed, not a test of this lake. About VHS
Size
15 acres
Max depth
37 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Warm, dark water color
Water clarity
11.2 ft
Clear, measured Jun 2009
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 1973), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
11.2 ft Secchi depthClearOlder reading
Last measured Jun 11, 2009. 63 readings on record, 1990 to 2009.
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 BIG GERBER LAKE - DEEPEST POINT. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Mar 29 (Mar 25 to Apr 6)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 11 (Apr 3 to Apr 20)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 11 (May 4 to May 24)
- June surface73°F, usually 72 to 75°F
- July surface80°F, usually 79 to 82°F
- August surface77°F, usually 75 to 79°F
Forms a warm top layer around Apr 16, lasting about 196 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.
Boat landings
- 1Big & Little Gerber LakesBoat ramp · Concrete Plank surface · Accessible features · County
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Fishing from shore
- GERBER LAKE FISHING PIERDirections · DNR details
Wisconsin DNR shore fishing sites. Checked Oct 24, 2026.
More lakes in Sheboygan County
- Gerber Lake0.2 miles away
- Bullet Lake0.4 miles away
- Little Elkhart Lake1.0 miles away
- Crystal Lake3.0 miles away
- Elkhart Lake3.7 miles away
- Otter Pond3.8 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
- 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
- VHS statusWisconsin DNR VHS status by watershed, checked Oct 24, 2026
- Shore fishing sitesWisconsin DNR shore fishing sites, 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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