Tripp Lake (Trapp)
Walworth County, Wisconsin · WBIC 816000
Size
113 acres
Max depth
8 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Warm, dark water color
Water clarity
8 ft
Moderate, measured Aug 2017
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
8 ft Secchi depthModerateOlder reading
Last measured Aug 21, 2017. 97 readings on record, 2004 to 2017.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 6.3 ft, moderate, from 24 readings (2012 to 2017).
Nothing has been measured in the last 5 years, so this may not match the lake today.
Measured at the monitoring station named “TRIPP LAKE - DEEP HOLE”.
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 TRIPP LAKE - DEEP HOLE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 1 (Mar 25 to Apr 9)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 10 (Apr 1 to Apr 18)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 11 (May 3 to May 21)
- June surface74°F, usually 73 to 76°F
- July surface81°F, usually 78 to 82°F
- August surface77°F, usually 74 to 79°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
- 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 5 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.
Boat landings
- 1Tripp Lake Boat RampBoat ramp · Concrete Plank surface · City
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Walworth County
- Cravath Lake0.7 miles away
- Rice Lake3.7 miles away
- Whitewater Lake4.6 miles away
- Lake Lorraine6.3 miles away
- North Lake6.8 miles away
- Turtle Lake7.1 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
- 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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