Sackett Lake
Taylor County, Wisconsin · WBIC 1764500
The DNR has advice about eating fish from this water. How much is safe depends on the fish and on who is eating it. Look it up on the DNR site
Size
63 acres
Max depth
32 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Cool, dark water color
Water clarity
4.5 ft
Low, measured Sep 2019
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
4.5 ft Secchi depthLowOlder reading
Last measured Sep 19, 2019. 3 readings on record, 2018 to 2019.
Only a few readings are 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 Sackett Lake - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 16 (Apr 9 to Apr 26)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 20 (Apr 17 to May 5)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 12 (May 8 to May 19)
- June surface72°F, usually 72 to 74°F
- July surface78°F, usually 76 to 79°F
- August surface73°F, usually 72 to 75°F
Forms a warm top layer around Apr 30, lasting about 161 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 2023 (large fingerling and small 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 melas1989; 1 record
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1963 to 2005; 11 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1963 to 2005; 12 records
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus1972; 2 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1963 to 2005; 13 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius2005; 1 record
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1965 to 2005; 6 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1963 to 1989; 10 records
- Walleye Sander vitreus1963 to 2005; 14 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1972 to 1979; 2 records
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis1979 to 2005; 3 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1963 to 2005; 10 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
- 1Sackett Lake Recreation Area Boat RampBoat ramp · Concrete surface · County
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Taylor County
- Grassy Knoll Lake0.9 miles away
- Pechstein Lake1.0 miles away
- Schoolhouse Lake1.5 miles away
- Esadore Lake1.5 miles away
- Clear Lake1.5 miles away
- Blank Lake1.8 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
- Fish consumption advice flagWisconsin DNR advisory areas (flag and link only), checked Oct 24, 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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