Harris Lake
Vilas County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2958500
Size
507 acres
Max depth
57 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Cool, clear water color
Water clarity
15 ft
Clear, measured Jul 2024
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 1982), 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 18, 2024. 3 readings on record, 2024.
Only a few readings are on record.
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 HARRIS LAKE - DEEP HOLE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
Last measured Jul 18, 2024, too long ago to show as the current temperature.
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 27 (Apr 19 to May 3)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout May 12 (May 7 to May 18)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout Jun 6 (May 29 to Jun 10)
- June surface67°F, usually 65 to 69°F
- July surface73°F, usually 72 to 75°F
- August surface71°F, usually 70 to 73°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 24, lasting about 130 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.
Stocking history
- Walleyelast stocked 2025 (small fingerling); stocked in 3 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 Bullhead Ameiurus melas2003; 1 record
- Blacknose Shiner Notropis heterolepis2003; 2 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus2003; 3 records
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus2003; 2 records
- Burbot Lota lota2003; 1 record
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus2003; 2 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1997 to 2003; 2 records
- Mimic Shiner Notropis volucellus2003; 1 record
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii2003; 1 record
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy1997 to 2006; 3 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1997 to 2003; 3 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus2003; 3 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris2003; 3 records
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu2003; 3 records
- Walleye Sander vitreus1997 to 2003; 4 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii2003; 1 record
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens2003; 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
- 1Harris Lake AccessBoat ramp · Concrete Plank surface · Township
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Vilas County
- Geneveive Lake0.9 miles away
- Grant Lake1.0 miles away
- Nell Lake1.0 miles away
- Rainbow Lake1.5 miles away
- Rock Lake1.8 miles away
- Crawford Lake2.3 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
- 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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