Powers Lake
Walworth County, Wisconsin · WBIC 744200
Size
459 acres
Max depth
33 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Warm, dark water color
A warm-water lake type: the DNR groups it with lakes that warm up through summer. 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 (satellite estimate)
- Summer 20169 ft (1,606 satellite pixels)
- Summer 20177.1 ft (1,492 satellite pixels)
No one has measured this lake's clarity in the monitoring data. These are estimates from satellite images of two summers only, so they may not match the lake today.
Secchi depth is how far down a white disk stays visible. A bigger number means clearer water. The estimate tops out at 16 feet.
Landsat satellite estimates published by the Wisconsin DNR (summers 2016 and 2017), averaged over the lake's outline. Informational use only.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Mar 28 (Mar 16 to Apr 3)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 11 (Apr 4 to Apr 22)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 13 (May 8 to May 23)
- June surface76°F, usually 75 to 78°F
- July surface83°F, usually 80 to 84°F
- August surface79°F, usually 77 to 81°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 22, lasting about 119 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 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
- Walleyelast stocked 2025 (large fingerling and small fingerling); stocked in 13 years since 2010
- Smallmouth Basslast stocked 2023 (large fingerling and yearling); stocked in 3 years since 2010
- Northern Pikelast stocked 2019 (large fingerling); stocked in 6 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.
Boat landings
- 1Powers Lake (listed under Kenosha County)Boat ramp · Concrete Panels surface · Accessible features · State(dnr)
Directions - 2Powers Lake (listed under Kenosha County)Boat ramp · Concrete surface · Accessible features · Township
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water level and flow
U.S. Geological Survey gauges at or beside this lake. Readings are provisional and fetched when you open the page.
More lakes in Walworth County
- Benedict Lake0.8 miles away
- Tombeau Lake1.1 miles away
- Pell Lake3.1 miles away
- Lake Ivanhoe3.6 miles away
- Como Lake10 miles away
- Geneva Lake10 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
- Typical-year temperatureU.S. Geological Survey lake temperature model (modeled estimate), checked Oct 23, 2026
- Water level and flowU.S. Geological Survey gauges (readings are live), 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
- Satellite clarity estimateLandsat summer clarity estimates published by the Wisconsin DNR (2016, 2017), checked Oct 24, 2026
See data sources for what each source covers, and about for how the numbers are matched to lakes.