Myrtle Lake
Vilas County, Wisconsin · WBIC 1626000
Size
28 acres
Max depth
29 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Warm, dark water color
Water clarity
10 ft
Clear, measured Sep 2020
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 1982), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
10 ft Secchi depthClearOlder reading
Last measured Sep 20, 2020. 182 readings on record, 1993 to 2020.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 9.5 ft, moderate, from 23 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 Myrtle Lake - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 24 (Apr 14 to Apr 30)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 30 (Apr 19 to May 8)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 24 (May 13 to May 27)
- June surface69°F, usually 68 to 70°F
- July surface74°F, usually 73 to 76°F
- August surface71°F, usually 69 to 73°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 4, lasting about 150 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
- Little Tamarack Flowage0.8 miles away
- Baker Lake1.0 miles away
- Nudist Lake1.1 miles away
- Marshall Lake1.3 miles away
- Stormy Lake1.7 miles away
- Monahan Lake1.9 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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