Harmon Lake (Washburn County)

Waterbody ID (WBIC): 1852500 — permanent page /lakes/1852500/.

Harmon Lake is in Washburn County; records show 100 acres and 1 DNR access-site record.

Size

100 acres

Lake type

SEEPAGE

Max depth

33 ft

Mean depth

9 ft

• 1 documented public access site record (DNR access inventory)
• 4 fish species/groups with abundance categories (DNR lake page)
• Fish stocking documented through 1992 (DNR stocking records)
• 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 — No
• DNR public-access inventory: 1 documented access site record
• 1 site 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 4 fish species/groups with abundance categories — categories are source labels, never a population count.

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

Stocking records: 10 documented events through 1992, 406,005 fish total. Species: Northern Pike (Historic), Largemouth Bass (Historic), Walleye (Historic), Muskellunge And Hybrids (Historic). Events in 2015 or later count as recent.

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

Fishing limits — 2026-2027 season: 17 normalized rows across 17 species entries. Normalized from the DNR ruleset retrieved 2026-08-04. Source text remains authoritative.

2026-2027 retained fishing rules: 17 published rows for 17 species; effective through 2027-03-07. Check current DNR rules.

Water and setting

No water-clarity measurement or estimate is published for this lake.

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

No public aquatic invasive species occurrence record was found for this lake. The DNR inventory is non-exhaustive; absence of a record is never evidence of absence.

• Public-land proximity (GIS proxy, not access evidence): mapped public land within 1,000 ft; nearest: Washburn County Forest (Washburn County); ≈88.5% of shoreline buffer
• Shoreline development (landcover proxy, 2025 source): ≈2.8% developed land within 300 m, ≈0.2% impervious
• Road proximity (TIGER proxy, 2025 source): nearest local road or city street ≈8 m; ≈0.6 km of road per km² within 1 km

Data & sources

Published data families

• Fish species and abundance (DNR lake pages)
• Fish stocking history
• Fishing regulations (normalized snapshot)
• Directory access facts (landing, beach, park)
• Public access site inventory

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.