Pleasant Lake (Marquette, Waushara County)

Waterbody ID (WBIC): 106900 — permanent page /lakes/106900/.

Pleasant Lake is in Marquette, Waushara County; records show 120 acres and 2 DNR access-site records.

Size

120 acres

Lake type

SEEPAGE

Max depth

24 ft

Mean depth

15 ft

• 2 documented public access site records (DNR access inventory)
• 3 fish species/groups with abundance categories (DNR lake page)
• Summer Secchi clarity median 11.5 ft (field measurements)
• Official DNR depth map available (PDF)

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Plan your visit

• Lake directory: public landing — Yes
• Lake directory: public beach — No
• Lake directory: public park — Yes
• DNR public-access inventory: 2 documented access site records
• DNR public-access inventory: documented developed boat ramp
• DNR public-access inventory: documented carry-in access
• 2 sites qualify for per-site Directions through the reviewed lake association (load the site details below)

Each statement is bounded to its named source; absence of a record is never evidence of no access. The DNR access database may lag reality; posted signs at the landing are authoritative.

Verify at the DNR public boat access program page.

Fishing

The DNR lake page publishes 3 fish species/groups with abundance categories — categories are source labels, never a population count.

DNR fish labels: Largemouth Bass—Common; Northern Pike—Present; Panfish—Present; not population counts.

No fisheries survey population estimate is published for this lake in the covered report families.

Fishing limits — 2026-2027 season: 20 normalized rows across 19 species entries. Normalized from the DNR ruleset retrieved 2026-08-04. Source text remains authoritative.

2026-2027 retained fishing rules: 20 published rows for 19 species; effective through 2027-03-07. Check current DNR rules.

Water and setting

• Field-measured summer Secchi clarity: median 11.5 ft from 52 samples, latest sample 2025-08-24
• Satellite clarity estimate: 9.56 ft (2017) — a remote-sensing estimate, kept separate from field measurements
• Lake directory clarity class: Moderate

Official DNR depth map (PDF) — Historical lake map; not for navigation. Link checked 2026-07-16.

• AIS record: Banded mystery snail — Verified, latest documented 2013-07-25
• AIS record: Chinese mystery snail — Verified, latest documented 2013-06-02
• AIS record: Curly-leaf pondweed — Verified (vouchered), latest documented 2009-08-24
• AIS record: Eurasian watermilfoil — Verified (vouchered), latest documented 2008-08-30
• AIS record: Hybrid Eurasian / northern watermilfoil — Verified (vouchered), latest documented 2007-12-31
• AIS record: Phragmites (non-native ecotype) — Verified, latest documented 2013-07-25
• AIS record: Zebra mussel — Verified, latest documented 2020-09-16

Occurrence records come from a non-exhaustive DNR inventory; a record documents presence at observation time and a missing record is never evidence of absence.

• Public-land proximity (GIS proxy, not access evidence): mapped public land within 1,000 ft; nearest: Mecan River Fishery Area (SDNR); ≈0% of shoreline buffer
• Shoreline development (landcover proxy, 2025 source): ≈25.5% developed land within 300 m, ≈5% impervious
• Road proximity (TIGER proxy, 2025 source): nearest local road or city street ≈22 m; ≈2.3 km of road per km² within 1 km

Data & sources

Published data families

• Fish species and abundance (DNR lake pages)
• Fishing regulations (normalized snapshot)
• Directory access facts (landing, beach, park)
• Public access site inventory
• Satellite water clarity estimate
• Field-measured Secchi clarity
• Aquatic invasive species occurrences

Original records: Wisconsin DNR lake page.

Missing values are unpublished, never zero; each fact above is bounded to its named source and date. Full sourcing detail: Data & methods.