Cedar Lake
St Croix County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2615100
The DNR lists this lake's watershed (Balsam Branch-Apple 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
1,107 acres
Max depth
28 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Warm, dark water color
Water clarity
7.5 ft
Moderate, measured Jul 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
7.5 ft Secchi depthModerateOlder reading
Last measured Jul 8, 2021. 13 readings on record, 1993 to 2021.
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 CEDAR LAKE - SOUTH END. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 13 (Apr 6 to Apr 23)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 22 (Apr 15 to May 4)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 27 (May 19 to Jun 1)
- June surface73°F, usually 71 to 74°F
- July surface79°F, usually 78 to 80°F
- August surface76°F, usually 74 to 78°F
Mixes regularly through the summer instead of forming a warm top layer.
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
- Muskellungelast stocked 2025 (large fingerling); stocked in 9 years since 2010
- Walleyelast stocked 2025 (large fingerling); stocked in 4 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 melas2004; 1 record
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus2003 to 2006; 7 records
- Blackchin Shiner Notropis heterodon2004; 1 record
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus2003 to 2006; 7 records
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus2003 to 2006; 4 records
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus2004; 1 record
- Common Carp Cyprinus carpio2004 to 2006; 4 records
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus2004; 2 records
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas2004; 1 record
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus2003 to 2006; 2 records
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile2003 to 2004; 2 records
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum2003 to 2006; 3 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides2003 to 2006; 11 records
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy2004 to 2006; 7 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius2004 to 2006; 10 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris2004; 2 records
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu2004 to 2006; 9 records
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera2003 to 2006; 2 records
- Spottail Shiner Notropis hudsonius2003 to 2006; 5 records
- Tadpole Madtom Noturus gyrinus2003 to 2006; 3 records
- Walleye Sander vitreus2003 to 2007; 14 records
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus2004; 1 record
- White Bass Morone chrysops2003 to 2004; 4 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii2003 to 2006; 4 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens2004 to 2006; 6 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
- 1Cedar Lake Access (listed under Polk County)Boat ramp · Concrete surface · Township
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in St Croix County
- Apple Lake3.2 miles away
- Strand Lake3.8 miles away
- Oak Ridge Lake5.0 miles away
- Hatfield Lake5.6 miles away
- Turtle Lake6.0 miles away
- Riverdale Flowage6.0 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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