Allequash Lake
Vilas County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2332400
Size
426 acres
Max depth
24 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Cool, dark water color
Water clarity
4.2 ft
Low, measured Sep 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 1981), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
4.2 ft Secchi depthLow
Last measured Sep 9, 2022. 38 readings on record, 1995 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 ALLEQUASH LAKE - DEEP END. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 16 (Apr 8 to Apr 21)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 28 (Apr 19 to May 5)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 23 (May 15 to May 26)
- June surface71°F, usually 70 to 73°F
- July surface76°F, usually 75 to 78°F
- August surface73°F, usually 72 to 75°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 21, lasting about 117 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 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
- Muskellungelast stocked 2025 (large fingerling); stocked in 8 years since 2010
- Walleyelast stocked 2025 (small fingerling); stocked in 8 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 Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus2004; 2 records
- Blacknose Shiner Notropis heterolepis2004; 1 record
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus2004; 3 records
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus1933; 1 record
- Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans1933; 1 record
- Burbot Lota lota2004; 1 record
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus1933; 1 record
- Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus1933; 1 record
- Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides2004; 1 record
- Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare1933; 1 record
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile2004; 1 record
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum1933 to 2004; 2 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1983 to 2004; 6 records
- Logperch Percina caprodes1933; 1 record
- Mimic Shiner Notropis volucellus1933; 1 record
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii2004; 1 record
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy1995 to 1996; 3 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1995 to 2004; 5 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus2004; 2 records
- Redfin Pickerel Esox americanus2004; 3 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris2004; 3 records
- Rosyface Shiner Notropis rubellus1933; 1 record
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu1995 to 2004; 5 records
- Walleye Sander vitreus1983 to 2004; 6 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii2004; 2 records
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis2004; 2 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens2004; 3 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
- 1Allequash Lake AccessBoat ramp · Concrete Plank surface · State(dnr)
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Vilas County
- Big Muskellunge Lake1.6 miles away
- Little John Lake1.7 miles away
- Nebish Lake2.1 miles away
- Trout Lake2.2 miles away
- Allequash Springs2.3 miles away
- Pallette Lake2.4 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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