Chequamegon Waters Flowage
Taylor County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2160700
Size
2,714 acres
Max depth
22 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Cool, dark water color
Water clarity
2.5 ft
Low, measured Aug 2022
A cool-water lake type: the DNR groups it with lakes that stay cooler 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 1990), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
2.5 ft Secchi depthLow
Last measured Aug 29, 2022. 76 readings on record, 2001 to 2022.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 2.5 ft, low, from 27 readings (2012 to 2022).
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 CHEQUAMEGON WATERS FLOWAGE - DEEP HOLE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 15 (Apr 9 to Apr 25)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 21 (Apr 17 to May 5)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 27 (May 20 to May 31)
- June surface71°F, usually 70 to 73°F
- July surface77°F, usually 76 to 78°F
- August surface75°F, usually 72 to 76°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
- Walleyelast stocked 2024 (large fingerling); stocked in 12 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 melas1966 to 2006; 9 records
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1966 to 2006; 10 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1978 to 2006; 10 records
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus1998 to 2006; 2 records
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas2002; 2 records
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum2002; 2 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1978 to 2006; 17 records
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans1960; 1 record
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1960 to 2006; 14 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1960 to 2006; 18 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1960 to 2006; 4 records
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum1992 to 2006; 6 records
- Silver Redhorse Moxostoma anisurum2002; 2 records
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu1966 to 2006; 3 records
- Walleye Sander vitreus1960 to 1966; 2 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1978 to 2006; 11 records
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis1998 to 2006; 5 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1966 to 2006; 14 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
- 1Chequamegon Waters Flowage AccessBoat ramp · Paved surface · County
Directions - 2Miller Dam County Park RampBoat ramp · Concrete surface · Accessible features · County
Directions - 3Chequamegon Waters Flowage AccessBoat ramp · Paved surface · Federal
Directions - 4Chequamegon Waters Flowage AccessBoat ramp · Concrete Panels surface · Federal
Directions - 5Otter Lake Park Access 4 (listed under Chippewa County)Boat ramp · Concrete Plank surface · County
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Fishing from shore
- CHEQUAMEGON WATERS FISHING PIERDirections · DNR details
Wisconsin DNR shore fishing sites. Checked Oct 24, 2026.
More lakes in Taylor County
- Nona Lake3.7 miles away
- Chub Lake3.8 miles away
- Kathryn Lake4.1 miles away
- Foss Lake4.3 miles away
- Polack Lake4.4 miles away
- Eska Lake4.7 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
- 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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