Silver Lake
Washburn County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2496900
Size
188 acres
Max depth
28 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Warm, clear water color
Water clarity
19 ft
Clear, measured May 2024
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 1982), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
19 ft Secchi depthClear
Last measured May 24, 2024. 26 readings on record, 2002 to 2024.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 12 ft, clear, from 11 readings (2012 to 2023).
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 SILVER LAKE - DEEP HOLE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 19 (Apr 12 to Apr 26)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout May 2 (Apr 23 to May 8)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 24 (May 16 to May 28)
- June surface71°F, usually 69 to 71°F
- July surface77°F, usually 75 to 78°F
- August surface73°F, usually 71 to 75°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 19, lasting about 112 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
- Walleyelast stocked 2023 (large 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
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1969; 1 record
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1969 to 1978; 3 records
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus1978; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1978 to 1991; 3 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1969 to 1991; 4 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1969 to 1978; 2 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1978; 1 record
- Walleye Sander vitreus1969 to 1991; 4 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1969 to 1978; 2 records
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis1978; 1 record
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1969 to 1978; 2 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
- 1Silver Lake AccessBoat ramp · Gravel surface · Township
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Washburn County
- Gardner Lake2.2 miles away
- Gull Lake3.4 miles away
- Mack Lake3.8 miles away
- Whalen Lake4.0 miles away
- Gull Creek Springs4.3 miles away
- Trego Lake4.7 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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