Emily Lake
Vilas County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2269600
Size
26 acres
Max depth
20 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Cool, dark water color
Water clarity
6.3 ft
Moderate, measured Aug 2000
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
6.3 ft Secchi depthModerateOlder 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 EMILY LAKE - EMILY LAKE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
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 Bullhead Ameiurus melas1981; 1 record
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1981; 1 record
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1963 to 1981; 2 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1963 to 1981; 2 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1963 to 1981; 3 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1981; 1 record
- Walleye Sander vitreus1963; 1 record
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1981; 1 record
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1963 to 1981; 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
- 1Emily Lake RampBoat ramp · Gravel surface · Federal
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Vilas County
- Wabasso Lake0.7 miles away
- Favil Lake0.8 miles away
- Apeekwa Lake1.2 miles away
- Mitten Lake2.1 miles away
- Minette Lake2.3 miles away
- Bills Lake2.6 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
- 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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