Spider Lake
Vilas County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2329300
Size
272 acres
Max depth
43 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Two Story
Water clarity
12 ft
Clear, measured Sep 2024
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
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
12 ft Secchi depthClear
Last measured Sep 19, 2024. 96 readings on record, 2006 to 2024.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 11.5 ft, clear, from 52 readings (2012 to 2024).
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 Spider Lake - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
Last measured Sep 3, 2024, too long ago to show as the current temperature.
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 25 (Apr 16 to Apr 30)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout May 5 (Apr 27 to May 12)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 31 (May 27 to Jun 6)
- June surface68°F, usually 67 to 70°F
- July surface74°F, usually 73 to 75°F
- August surface72°F, usually 70 to 73°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 24, lasting about 125 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.
Measured: Wisconsin DNR via the Water Quality Portal (checked Oct 23, 2026). 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.
Stocking history
- Muskellungelast stocked 2022 (large fingerling); stocked in 6 years since 2010
- Walleyelast stocked 2016 (large fingerling); stocked in 1 year since 2010
Stocking shows what was added to the lake, not what is in it now.
Wisconsin DNR annual fish stocking summary. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Fish recorded near this lake
- Blackchin Shiner Notropis heterodon1925; 1 record
- Blacknose Shiner Notropis heterolepis1925; 1 record
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1925; 1 record
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus1925; 1 record
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas1925; 1 record
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile1925; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1925 to 2004; 2 records
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy2004; 2 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius2004; 1 record
- Redfin Pickerel Esox americanus2004; 1 record
- Walleye Sander vitreus2004; 2 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1925; 1 record
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1925; 1 record
Recorded in open fish survey and museum records (GBIF). A record shows a fish was found near this lake in that year, not that it is there now, and says nothing about how many. Most coordinates are rounded to about 1 km, so a record is attached only when one lake is the clear match.
Open fish survey and museum records from GBIF; datasets are listed on the sources page. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Vilas County
- Stone Lake0.6 miles away
- Fawn Lake0.9 miles away
- Manitowish Lake1.4 miles away
- Island Lake1.6 miles away
- Clear Lake1.8 miles away
- Little Star 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
- Stocking historyWisconsin DNR annual fish stocking summary, 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
- Fish recordedOpen fish survey and museum records, via GBIF, 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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