Lake Salsich
Vilas County, Wisconsin · WBIC 995900
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
48 acres
Max depth
36 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Cool, clear water color
Water clarity
13 ft
Clear, measured Aug 2018
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
13 ft Secchi depthClearOlder reading
Last measured Aug 22, 2018. 1 reading on record, 2018.
Only one reading is on record.
Nothing has been measured in the last 5 years, so this may not match the lake today.
Measured at the monitoring station named “Salsich Lake - Deep Hole”.
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 Salsich Lake - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 24 (Apr 15 to Apr 29)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout May 3 (Apr 25 to May 11)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 26 (May 21 to Jun 2)
- June surface68°F, usually 67 to 70°F
- July surface74°F, usually 73 to 75°F
- August surface71°F, usually 70 to 73°F
Forms a warm top layer around Apr 29, lasting about 193 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.
Boat landings
- 1Lake Salsich AccessCarry-in access · Unimproved surface · State(dnr)
Directions - Lake Salsich Cart-in Carry-in access · Unimproved surface · State(dnr)
Some landings are matched to this lake by name only, because the DNR list gives no location for them. They have no pin.
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Vilas County
- Lake Laura1.2 miles away
- Little Star Lake1.5 miles away
- Star Lake1.8 miles away
- Irving Lake1.8 miles away
- Snyder Lake2.3 miles away
- Wilson Lake2.4 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
- 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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