Dexter Lake
Wood County, Wisconsin · WBIC 1369900
Size
298 acres
Max depth
17 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Riverine
Water clarity
1 ft
Low, measured Sep 2026
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 1984), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
1 ft Secchi depthLow
Last measured Sep 14, 2026. 45 readings on record, 2003 to 2026.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 1.5 ft, low, from 13 readings (2012 to 2026).
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 DEXTER LAKE - DEEP HOLE. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 12 (Apr 3 to Apr 22)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 21 (Apr 15 to Apr 26)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 12 (May 7 to May 24)
- June surface75°F, usually 74 to 76°F
- July surface81°F, usually 79 to 82°F
- August surface77°F, usually 74 to 78°F
Forms a warm top layer around Jun 11, lasting about 53 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
- Northern Pikelast stocked 2018 (large fingerling and small fingerling); stocked in 6 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 melas2003 to 2004; 2 records
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus2003 to 2004; 4 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus2003 to 2004; 4 records
- Common Carp Cyprinus carpio2003 to 2004; 2 records
- Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum2003 to 2004; 2 records
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas2003 to 2004; 3 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides2003 to 2004; 4 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius2004; 1 record
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus2003 to 2004; 2 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris2004; 1 record
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum2004; 1 record
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu2004; 1 record
- Spottail Shiner Notropis hudsonius2003; 1 record
- Walleye Sander vitreus2004; 1 record
- White Crappie Pomoxis annularis2003 to 2004; 3 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii2003 to 2004; 2 records
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis2004; 1 record
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens2003 to 2004; 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
- 1Dexter County Park Boat RampBoat ramp · Concrete Panels surface · Accessible features · County
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Wood County
- South Gallagher Flowage4.6 miles away
- Lake Kaunewinne8.4 miles away
- Nekoosa Flowage13 miles away
- Ross Lake14 miles away
- Nepco Lake15 miles away
- Petenwell Lake18 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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