Cravath Lake
Walworth County, Wisconsin · WBIC 815200
Size
68 acres
Max depth
10 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Riverine
Water clarity
3.5 ft
Low, measured Jun 2014
A river-like water type, with flow instead of a still basin. This describes the lake type in general, not this lake in particular.
Outline
Numbered dots are boat landings; tap one for directions. The list below has the same numbers. Drawn from the DNR's 24K hydrography (surveyed 1971), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
3.5 ft Secchi depthLowOlder reading
Last measured Jun 24, 2014. 15 readings on record, 2011 to 2014.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 2.5 ft, low, from 8 readings (2012 to 2014).
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 Cravath Lake - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Mar 30 (Mar 23 to Apr 9)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 10 (Apr 1 to Apr 17)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 2 (Apr 18 to May 5)
- June surface78°F, usually 77 to 79°F
- July surface84°F, usually 81 to 85°F
- August surface79°F, usually 76 to 81°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 26, lasting about 70 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.
Stocking history
- Black Crappielast stocked 2023 (small fingerling); stocked in 2 years since 2010
- Bluegilllast stocked 2023 (fall yearling and yearling); stocked in 2 years since 2010
- Golden Shinerlast stocked 2023 (adult); stocked in 2 years since 2010
- Northern Pikelast stocked 2023 (large fingerling and small fingerling); stocked in 6 years since 2010
- Yellow Perchlast stocked 2023 (large fingerling and small fingerling); stocked in 2 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
- Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus1968; 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.
Boat landings
- 1Cravath Lakefront Boat RampBoat ramp · Concrete surface · City
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Walworth County
- Tripp Lake (Trapp)0.7 miles away
- Rice Lake4.1 miles away
- Whitewater Lake5.0 miles away
- Lake Lorraine6.4 miles away
- North Lake7.4 miles away
- Turtle Lake7.4 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
- 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
- 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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