Apeekwa Lake
Vilas County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2269400
Size
188 acres
Max depth
10 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Cool, dark water color
Water clarity
3.5 ft
Low, measured Aug 2004
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
3.5 ft Secchi depthLowOlder reading
Last measured Aug 9, 2004. 2 readings on record, 2004.
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 APEEKWA LAKE - DEEP HOLE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 21 (Apr 12 to Apr 28)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 30 (Apr 18 to May 7)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 25 (May 13 to May 28)
- June surface70°F, usually 68 to 72°F
- July surface75°F, usually 74 to 77°F
- August surface71°F, usually 70 to 73°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.
Fish recorded near this lake
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus2004; 1 record
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus2004; 1 record
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus2004; 1 record
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas2004; 1 record
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum2004; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides2004; 1 record
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus2004; 1 record
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens2004; 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
- 1Apeekwa Lake AccessBoat ramp · Gravel surface · Township
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Vilas County
- Emily Lake1.2 miles away
- Wabasso Lake1.6 miles away
- Favil Lake1.9 miles away
- Amik Lake2.5 miles away
- Mitten Lake3.1 miles away
- Minette Lake3.4 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
- 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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