Moss Lake
Vilas County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2322500
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
196 acres
Max depth
29 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Cool, clear water color
Water clarity
11.5 ft
Clear, measured Aug 2020
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
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
11.5 ft Secchi depthClearOlder reading
Last measured Aug 27, 2020. 112 readings on record, 1998 to 2020.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 11.5 ft, clear, from 44 readings (2012 to 2020).
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 Moss Lake - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 23 (Apr 15 to Apr 29)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout May 4 (Apr 25 to May 10)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 27 (May 24 to Jun 5)
- June surface69°F, usually 68 to 71°F
- July surface74°F, usually 74 to 76°F
- August surface71°F, usually 70 to 73°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 19, lasting about 114 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
- Long Interlaken Lake0.7 miles away
- Crawling Stone Lake1.7 miles away
- Flambeau Lake1.8 miles away
- Raven Lake1.9 miles away
- Pokegama Lake2.1 miles away
- Little Ten 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
- 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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