Crawling Stone Lake
Vilas County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2322800
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
1,466 acres
Max depth
87 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Two Story
Water clarity
15 ft
Clear, measured Jul 2026
A deep lake type that can hold a cold layer below the warm surface in summer. This describes the lake type in general, not this lake in particular.
Outline
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
15 ft Secchi depthClear
Last measured Jul 26, 2026. 69 readings on record, 2004 to 2026.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 16 ft, clear, from 35 readings (2012 to 2026).
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 Crawling Stone Lake - Max Depth. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
Last measured Aug 30, 2023, too long ago to show as the current temperature.
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 23 (Apr 15 to Apr 30)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout May 18 (May 10 to May 24)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout Jun 4 (May 30 to Jun 9)
- June surface68°F, usually 66 to 70°F
- July surface74°F, usually 74 to 76°F
- August surface72°F, usually 70 to 74°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 25, lasting about 150 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.
Measured: Wisconsin DNR via the Water Quality Portal (checked Oct 23, 2026). 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.
More lakes in Vilas County
- Little Crawling Stone Lake0.9 miles away
- Little Ten Lake1.6 miles away
- Jerms Lake1.7 miles away
- Moss Lake1.7 miles away
- Long Interlaken Lake1.8 miles away
- Fence Lake2.2 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
- 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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