North Spirit Lake
Taylor County, Wisconsin · WBIC 1515200
Size
213 acres
Max depth
22 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Cool, dark water color
Water clarity
3.5 ft
Low, measured Aug 2009
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
Drawn from the DNR's 24K hydrography (surveyed 1981), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
3.5 ft Secchi depthLowOlder reading
Last measured Aug 23, 2009. 8 readings on record, 1994 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 NORTH SPIRIT LAKE - S BAY DEEPEST. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 22 (Apr 15 to May 2)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout May 3 (Apr 23 to May 8)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 27 (May 19 to May 31)
- June surface70°F, usually 69 to 72°F
- July surface75°F, usually 75 to 77°F
- August surface72°F, usually 70 to 74°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 30, lasting about 62 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.
Stocking history
- Walleyelast stocked 2025 (large fingerling and yearling); stocked in 16 years since 2010
- Yellow Perchlast stocked 2025 (adult); stocked in 3 years since 2010
- Muskellungelast stocked 2023 (large fingerling); stocked in 6 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.
More lakes in Taylor County
- Spirit Lake0.7 miles away
- South Harper Lake2.5 miles away
- North Harper Lake2.6 miles away
- James Lake4.1 miles away
- Wood Lake4.9 miles away
- Rib Lake5.3 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
- 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
- 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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