Prong Lake
Vilas County, Wisconsin · WBIC 1013200
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
30 acres
Max depth
50 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Cool, clear water color
Water clarity
13.5 ft
Clear, measured Sep 2024
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 1982), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
13.5 ft Secchi depthClear
Last measured Sep 15, 2024. 1 reading on record, 2024.
Only one reading is on record.
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 Prong Lake - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
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
- Prong Lake Carry-inCarry-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
- Bittersweet Lake0.5 miles away
- Smith Lake1.0 miles away
- Little Arbor Vitae Lake1.3 miles away
- Oberlin Lake1.3 miles away
- Mielke Lake1.4 miles away
- Erickson Lake2.2 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
- 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.