Haskell Lake

Vilas County, Wisconsin · WBIC 1538000

Size

97 acres

Max depth

50 ft

DNR lake type

Complex, Warm, clear water color

Water clarity

4.1 ft

Low, 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 1990), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.

Water clarity

4.1 ft Secchi depthLowOlder 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 HASKELL LAKE - HASKELL LAKE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.

Water temperature

A typical year Modeled estimate

  • Ice goes outabout Apr 22 (Apr 13 to Apr 28)
  • Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 30 (Apr 18 to May 8)
  • Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 26 (May 19 to Jun 4)
  • June surface69°F, usually 68 to 71°F
  • July surface74°F, usually 73 to 76°F
  • August surface71°F, usually 69 to 72°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

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Forecast: National Weather Service (no endorsement implied). Sunrise, sunset and moon phase are calculated. The moon phase can be a day off.

Water level and flow

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U.S. Geological Survey gauges at or beside this lake. Readings are provisional and fetched when you open the page.

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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
  • Water level and flowU.S. Geological Survey gauges (readings are live), checked Oct 23, 2026
  • VHS statusWisconsin DNR VHS status by watershed, checked Oct 24, 2026

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