Red Cedar Lake
Washburn County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2109600
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
1,841 acres
Max depth
53 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Two Story
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
Numbered dots are boat landings; tap one for directions. The list below has the same numbers. Drawn from the DNR's 24K hydrography (surveyed 1982), 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 20163.3 ft (7,347 satellite pixels)
No one has measured this lake's clarity in the monitoring data. This is an estimate from satellite images of one summer only, so it 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 Apr 15 (Apr 3 to Apr 22)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 22 (Apr 18 to May 4)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 24 (May 20 to May 28)
- June surface72°F, usually 71 to 73°F
- July surface78°F, usually 77 to 79°F
- August surface74°F, usually 73 to 77°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 5, lasting about 154 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 2019 (fry and small fingerling); stocked in 8 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 melas1973 to 2005; 4 records
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1968 to 2005; 9 records
- Blackchin Shiner Notropis heterodon2005; 1 record
- Blacknose Shiner Notropis heterolepis2005; 1 record
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1963 to 2005; 10 records
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus2005; 1 record
- Bowfin Amia calva1968 to 2005; 4 records
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi2005; 1 record
- Cisco Coregonus artedi1992; 1 record
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus1992 to 2005; 2 records
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas1992 to 2005; 2 records
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum2005; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1963 to 2007; 16 records
- Logperch Percina caprodes2005; 2 records
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii1992; 1 record
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1963 to 2007; 18 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1968 to 2005; 7 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1963 to 2005; 11 records
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu1963 to 2007; 18 records
- Spottail Shiner Notropis hudsonius2005; 1 record
- Trout-Perch Percopsis omiscomaycus1992 to 2005; 2 records
- Walleye Sander vitreus1963 to 2007; 21 records
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus1992; 1 record
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1968 to 2005; 5 records
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis1973 to 2005; 3 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1963 to 2005; 12 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.
Boat landings
- 1Waldo Carlson Park Boat Ramp (listed under Barron County)Boat ramp · Concrete Panels surface · County
Directions - 2Bass Lake Access (listed under Barron County)Carry-in access · Unimproved surface · County
Directions - 3Red Cedar Lake Public Boat Landing (listed under Barron County)Boat ramp · Gravel surface · Township
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Washburn County
- Balsam Lake3.3 miles away
- Sugarbush Lake5.6 miles away
- Eliza Lake5.8 miles away
- Berry Lake6.0 miles away
- Nice Lake6.1 miles away
- McDermott Lake6.3 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
- 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
- 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.
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