Alpine Lake
Waushara County, Wisconsin · WBIC 245650
The DNR lists this lake's watershed (Willow Creek-Frontal Lake Poygan) 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
56 acres
Max depth
18 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Riverine
Water clarity
8 ft
Moderate, measured Aug 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
Numbered dots are boat landings; tap one for directions. The list below has the same numbers. Drawn from the DNR's 24K hydrography (surveyed 2005), 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 27, 2015. 214 readings on record, 1986 to 2015.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 7.2 ft, moderate, from 10 readings (2012 to 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 Alpine Lake - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 5 (Apr 1 to Apr 14)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 21 (Apr 13 to Apr 26)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 13 (May 9 to May 22)
- June surface73°F, usually 73 to 75°F
- July surface79°F, usually 78 to 81°F
- August surface75°F, usually 73 to 77°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 18, lasting about 87 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 2024 (adult, fall yearling, large fingerling and small fingerling); stocked in 4 years since 2010
- Black Crappielast stocked 2023 (adult, large fingerling and yearling); stocked in 4 years since 2010
- Yellow Perchlast stocked 2023 (fall yearling, large fingerling and yearling); stocked in 4 years since 2010
- Fathead Minnowlast stocked 2022 (adult and yearling); stocked in 7 years since 2010
- White Suckerlast stocked 2016 (adult and 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 nigromaculatus2006; 2 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus2006; 2 records
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus2006; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides2006; 2 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius2006; 2 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus2006; 2 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii2006; 1 record
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis2006; 1 record
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens2006; 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
- 1Lake Alpine County Park Boat RampBoat ramp · Concrete surface · County
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Waushara County
- Tippetts Lake1.1 miles away
- Hills Lake1.2 miles away
- Deer Lake1.5 miles away
- Johns Lake1.6 miles away
- Irogami Lake1.8 miles away
- Silver Lake1.8 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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