Deerfoot Lake
Vilas County, Wisconsin · WBIC 1844200
Size
38 acres
Max depth
43 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Warm, dark water color
Water clarity
13.5 ft
Clear, measured Aug 2000
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
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
13.5 ft Secchi depthClearOlder reading
Last measured Aug 29, 2000. 1 reading on record, 2000.
Only one reading is 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 DEERFOOT LAKE - DEERFOOT LAKE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 21 (Apr 13 to Apr 29)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 30 (Apr 21 to May 7)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 26 (May 19 to Jun 1)
- June surface70°F, usually 68 to 71°F
- July surface75°F, usually 74 to 76°F
- August surface72°F, usually 71 to 74°F
Forms a warm top layer around Apr 27, lasting about 196 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.
More lakes in Vilas County
- Pier Lake0.6 miles away
- Gem Lake0.7 miles away
- Chub Lake0.9 miles away
- Benson Lake0.9 miles away
- McKinney Lake1.1 miles away
- Dead Pike Lake1.3 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
See data sources for what each source covers, and about for how the numbers are matched to lakes.
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