Cast Gill

Strand Lake

St Croix County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2499600

Official regulationsDNR lake map

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

Size

21 acres

Max depth

16 ft

DNR lake type

Simple, Harsh

Water clarity

4.4 ft

Low, measured Aug 2001

A lake type the DNR marks as having harsh conditions for fish. This describes the lake type in general, not this lake in particular.

Outline

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

4.4 ft Secchi depthLowOlder reading

Last measured Aug 7, 2001. 1 reading on record, 2001.

Only one reading is 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 STRAND LAKE - STRAND LAKE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.

Water temperature

A typical year Modeled estimate

  • Ice goes outabout Apr 10 (Apr 4 to Apr 22)
  • Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 16 (Apr 9 to Apr 26)
  • Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 4 (Apr 20 to May 14)
  • June surface75°F, usually 73 to 75°F
  • July surface81°F, usually 79 to 81°F
  • August surface76°F, usually 75 to 78°F

Forms a warm top layer around Apr 15, lasting about 202 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

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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.

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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
  • VHS statusWisconsin DNR VHS status by watershed, 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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