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Partridge Crop Lake

Waupaca County, Wisconsin · WBIC 272000

Official regulationsDNR lake mapDepth map (PDF)

The DNR lists this lake's watershed (Partridge Lake-Wolf River) as suspect or infected with VHS, a fish virus. The listing covers the watershed, not a test of this lake. About VHS

This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations

Size

243 acres

Max depth

8 ft

DNR lake type

Complex, Riverine

Water clarity

2.5 ft

Low, measured Oct 2015

A river-like water type, with flow instead of a still basin. This describes the lake type in general, not this lake in particular.

Outline

Drawn from the DNR's 24K hydrography (surveyed 1983), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.

Water clarity

2.5 ft Secchi depthLowOlder reading

Last measured Oct 5, 2015. 9 readings on record, 2015.

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 Partridge Crop Lake - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.

Water temperature

A typical year Modeled estimate

  • Ice goes outabout Mar 31 (Mar 26 to Apr 10)
  • Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 5 (Apr 2 to Apr 21)
  • Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 12 (May 4 to May 22)
  • June surface74°F, usually 73 to 77°F
  • July surface80°F, usually 78 to 81°F
  • August surface76°F, usually 74 to 78°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

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Forecast: National Weather Service (no endorsement implied). Sunrise, sunset and moon phase are calculated. The moon phase can be a day off.

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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
  • 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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