Spring Lake (Oneida County)

Waterbody ID (WBIC): 1611100 — permanent page /lakes/1611100/.

Spring Lake is in Oneida County; records show 88 acres and DNR fish-frequency records.

Size

88 acres

Lake type

SPRING

Max depth

15 ft

• 5 fish species/groups with abundance categories (DNR lake page)
• Satellite clarity estimate 7.53 ft (2017)
• Official DNR depth map available (PDF)

Back to results Show on map Depth map (PDF) Check current DNR regulations

Plan your visit

• Lake directory: public landing — No
• Lake directory: public beach — No
• Lake directory: public park — Yes

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.

Nearby facilities

• SPRING LAKE FIRE TRAILHEAD — Trailhead; ≈1.3 km from the lake shoreline (straight line).
• LAUREL BL — Boating site; ≈1.7 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); fee charged.
• LAUREL LAKE — Campground; ≈1.8 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); fee charged. Official USFS page
• BAILEY LAKE TRAILHEAD — Trailhead; ≈3.4 km from the lake shoreline (straight line).
• SAM CAMPBELL TRAILHEAD — Trailhead; ≈3.5 km from the lake shoreline (straight line).
• 22 more inventoried sites within 15 km.

USFS Chequamegon-Nicolet constructed recreation sites only; straight-line distance is geographic context, not a travel route.

Fishing

The DNR lake page publishes 5 fish species/groups with abundance categories — categories are source labels, never a population count.

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

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

• Musky reproductive status (DNR mapped): Natural reproduction plus stocking (Cat. 2)

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

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

Water and setting

• Satellite clarity estimate: 7.53 ft (2017) — a remote-sensing estimate, kept separate from field measurements

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

Not published in the lake directory: official mean depth.

• AIS record: Chinese mystery snail — Verified (vouchered), latest documented 2017-11-23

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: Nicolet National Forest (USDA FOREST SERVICE); ≈35.3% of shoreline buffer
• Shoreline development (landcover proxy, 2025 source): ≈7% developed land within 300 m, ≈0.7% impervious
• Road proximity (TIGER proxy, 2025 source): nearest local road or city street ≈16 m; ≈2.8 km of road per km² within 1 km

• Priority Navigable Waterway — basis: musky area

Designations are legally defined DNR records shown as their sources state them; no composite rating is implied.

Data & sources

Published data families

• Fish species and abundance (DNR lake pages)
• Fishing regulations (normalized snapshot)
• Directory access facts (landing, beach, park)
• Satellite water clarity estimate
• 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.