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Pokegama Lake

Vilas County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2320800

Official regulationsDNR lake map

This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations

Size

1,052 acres

Max depth

65 ft

DNR lake type

Complex, Two Story

Water clarity

18.5 ft

Clear, measured Aug 2019

A deep lake type that can hold a cold layer below the warm surface in summer. This describes the lake type in general, not this lake in particular.

Outline

Flambeau Lake Ramp1

Numbered dots are boat landings; tap one for directions. The list below has the same numbers. Drawn from the DNR's 24K hydrography (surveyed 1981), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.

Water clarity

18.5 ft Secchi depthClearOlder reading

Last measured Aug 12, 2019. 190 readings on record, 1996 to 2019.

Typical summer clarity (June to September): 13.5 ft, clear, from 32 readings (2012 to 2019).

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 Pokegama Lake - North-Middle Site. Checked Oct 23, 2026.

Water temperature

A typical year Modeled estimate

  • Ice goes outabout Apr 24 (Apr 15 to Apr 30)
  • Surface reaches 48°Fabout May 12 (May 7 to May 20)
  • Surface reaches 64°Fabout Jun 6 (May 29 to Jun 8)
  • June surface68°F, usually 66 to 70°F
  • July surface74°F, usually 74 to 76°F
  • August surface72°F, usually 71 to 74°F

Forms a warm top layer around May 28, lasting about 137 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

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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.

Boat landings

Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.

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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
  • 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

See data sources for what each source covers, and about for how the numbers are matched to lakes.

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