Mitten Lake (Vilas County)
Waterbody ID (WBIC): 1867200 — permanent page /lakes/1867200/.
Mitten Lake is in Vilas County; records show 135 acres and DNR fish-frequency records.
- Size
- 135 acres
- Lake type
- SEEPAGE
- Max depth
- 23 ft
- 3 fish species/groups with abundance categories (DNR lake page)
- Fish stocking documented through 1973 (DNR stocking records)
- Satellite clarity estimate 10.8 ft (2017)
Plan your visit
- Lake directory: public landing — No
- Lake directory: public beach — No
- Lake directory: public park — No
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
- WABASSO LAKE BL — Boating site; ≈2.5 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); fee charged.
- EMILY LAKE — Campground; ≈2.7 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); fee charged. Official USFS page
- TWIN LAKES — Campground; ≈7.2 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); fee charged. Official USFS page
- ROUND LAKE BL — Boating site; ≈8 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); fee charged. Official USFS page
- ROUND LAKE LOGGING DAM — Interpretive site; ≈8.2 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); fee charged.
- 2 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 3 fish species/groups with abundance categories — categories are source labels, never a population count.
DNR fish labels: Largemouth Bass—Common; Panfish—Common; Northern Pike—Present; not population counts.
Stocking records: 1 documented event through 1973, 200,000 fish total. Species: Walleye (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: 19 normalized rows across 19 species entries. Normalized from the DNR ruleset retrieved 2026-08-04. Source text remains authoritative.
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2026-2027 retained fishing rules: 19 published rows for 19 species; effective through 2027-03-07. Check current DNR rules.
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Water and setting
- Satellite clarity estimate: 10.8 ft (2017) — a remote-sensing estimate, kept separate from field measurements
No official DNR depth map is published for this lake.
Not published in the lake directory: official mean depth.
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: Chequamegon National Forest (USDA FOREST SERVICE); ≈0% of shoreline buffer
- Shoreline development (landcover proxy, 2025 source): ≈4.7% developed land within 300 m, ≈0.7% impervious
- Road proximity (TIGER proxy, 2025 source): nearest local road or city street ≈50 m; ≈1.5 km of road per km² within 1 km
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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)
- Satellite water clarity estimate
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.