Turner Lake
Vilas County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2268500
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
149 acres
Max depth
12 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Cool, dark water color
Water clarity
2.9 ft
Low, measured Aug 2000
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
2.9 ft Secchi depthLowOlder reading
Last measured Aug 29, 2000. 1 reading on record, 2000.
Only one reading is on record.
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 TURNER LAKE - TURNER LAKE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 19 (Apr 11 to Apr 28)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 30 (Apr 19 to May 7)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 26 (May 22 to Jun 2)
- June surface70°F, usually 69 to 72°F
- July surface75°F, usually 75 to 77°F
- August surface72°F, usually 70 to 74°F
Mixes regularly through the summer instead of forming a warm top layer.
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.
Stocking history
- Muskellungelast stocked 2025 (large fingerling); stocked in 7 years 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
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas1969 to 1980; 3 records
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1991 to 2005; 7 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1963 to 2005; 13 records
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi2005; 1 record
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus2005; 1 record
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum2005; 2 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1963 to 2005; 13 records
- Logperch Percina caprodes2005; 2 records
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy1963 to 2005; 14 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1963 to 2005; 21 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1963 to 2005; 10 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1963 to 2005; 15 records
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum1991; 3 records
- Silver Redhorse Moxostoma anisurum1991; 1 record
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu1963 to 2005; 7 records
- Spottail Shiner Notropis hudsonius2005; 2 records
- Walleye Sander vitreus1963 to 2005; 20 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1969 to 2005; 11 records
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis2005; 1 record
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1963 to 2005; 15 records
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
- Amik Lake1.8 miles away
- Bills Lake3.8 miles away
- Apeekwa Lake4.2 miles away
- Emily Lake4.5 miles away
- Favil Lake4.5 miles away
- Broken Bow Lake4.5 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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