Mud Lake
Taylor County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2165400
Size
28 acres
Max depth
18 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Warm, dark water color
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
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 temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 15 (Apr 9 to Apr 25)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 21 (Apr 16 to May 4)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 14 (May 8 to May 23)
- June surface72°F, usually 71 to 73°F
- July surface78°F, usually 76 to 78°F
- August surface73°F, usually 72 to 75°F
Forms a warm top layer around Apr 18, lasting about 186 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.
More lakes in Taylor County
- Anderson Lake0.8 miles away
- Jerry Lake0.9 miles away
- Richter Lake1.6 miles away
- Foss Lake1.9 miles away
- Lake Thirty2.0 miles away
- Eska Lake2.1 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
- 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
- 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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