Marinuka Lake
Trempealeau County, Wisconsin · WBIC 1678200
The DNR lists this lake's watershed (Beaver Creek) as suspect or infected with VHS, a fish virus. The listing covers the watershed, not a test of this lake. About VHS
Size
98 acres
Max depth
9 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Warm, dark water color
Water clarity
2.5 ft
Low, measured Nov 2016
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
Numbered dots are boat landings; tap one for directions. The list below has the same numbers. Drawn from the DNR's 24K hydrography (surveyed 1973), 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 depthLowOlder reading
Last measured Nov 6, 2016. 111 readings on record, 1995 to 2016.
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 MARINUKA LAKE - DEEP HOLE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 6 (Mar 29 to Apr 18)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 16 (Apr 9 to Apr 23)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 4 (Apr 22 to May 8)
- June surface78°F, usually 76 to 79°F
- July surface84°F, usually 82 to 86°F
- August surface79°F, usually 76 to 81°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
- Largemouth Basslast stocked 2022 (large fingerling); stocked in 11 years since 2010
- Walleyelast stocked 2012 (small fingerling); stocked in 2 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
- Banded Darter Etheostoma zonale1927; 1 record
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1927; 1 record
- Blackside Darter Percina maculata1927; 1 record
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1927; 1 record
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus1927; 1 record
- Burbot Lota lota1927; 1 record
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus1927; 1 record
- Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides1927; 1 record
- Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare1927; 1 record
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas1927; 1 record
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas1927; 1 record
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum1927; 1 record
- Logperch Percina caprodes1927; 1 record
- Mississippi Silvery Minnow Hybognathus nuchalis1927; 1 record
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1927; 1 record
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera1927; 1 record
- Weed Shiner Notropis texanus1927; 1 record
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1927; 1 record
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis1927; 1 record
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1927; 1 record
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
- 1Marinuku Lake AccessBoat ramp · Concrete surface · City
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Trempealeau County
- First Lake7.0 miles away
- Third Lake7.2 miles away
- Second Lake7.2 miles away
- Henry Lake16 miles away
- Bugle Lake19 miles away
- Strum Lake (Crystal)32 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
- 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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