Cary Pond
Waupaca County, Wisconsin · WBIC 258400
The DNR lists this lake's watershed (Waupaca River) as suspect or infected with VHS, a fish virus. The listing covers the watershed, not a test of this lake. About VHS
Size
26 acres
Max depth
9 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Warm, dark water color
Water clarity
7 ft
Moderate, measured Sep 2001
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
Drawn from the DNR's 24K hydrography (surveyed 1992), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
7 ft Secchi depthModerateOlder reading
Last measured Sep 2, 2001. 2 readings on record, 1999 to 2001.
Only a few readings are on record.
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 CARY POND - CARY POND. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
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.
Fish recorded near this lake
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus2004; 2 records
- Blacknose Shiner Notropis heterolepis2004; 1 record
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus2004; 3 records
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus2004; 3 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides2004; 3 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus2004; 3 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris2004; 2 records
- Walleye Sander vitreus2004; 2 records
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus2004; 3 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii2004; 1 record
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis2004; 2 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens2004; 3 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.
More lakes in Waupaca County
- Mirror Lake0.6 miles away
- Shadow Lake0.6 miles away
- Waupaca Millpond1.6 miles away
- Old Taylor Lake1.9 miles away
- Otter Lake3.3 miles away
- George Lake3.5 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
- Regulations linkWisconsin DNR fishing regulations (linked, not restated), checked Oct 23, 2026
- Water clarityWisconsin DNR water monitoring, via the Water Quality Portal, 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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