Spot Lake (Sawyer County)
Waterbody ID (WBIC): 1882700 — permanent page /lakes/1882700/.
Spot Lake is in Sawyer County; records show 2 acres and DNR stocking records.
- Size
- 2 acres
- Lake type
- SEEPAGE
- Max depth
- 11 ft
- Fish stocking documented through 1977 (DNR stocking records)
- 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
- LOWER CLAM LAKE BL — Boating site; ≈4.6 km from the lake shoreline (straight line).
- CHIPPEWA LAKE BL — Boating site; ≈6 km from the lake shoreline (straight line).
- LYNCH CREEK WATCHABLE WILDLIFE — Wildlife viewing site; ≈6.6 km from the lake shoreline (straight line).
- CHIPPEWA RIVER BL — Boating site; ≈7.1 km from the lake shoreline (straight line).
- DAY LAKE DAY USE — Picnic site; ≈7.4 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); fee charged.
- 16 more inventoried sites within 15 km.
USFS Chequamegon-Nicolet constructed recreation sites only; straight-line distance is geographic context, not a travel route.
Fishing
No fish species/abundance table is published for this lake. Missing records mean unpublished, never zero fish.
Stocking records: 1 documented event through 1977, 20,010 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
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.
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); ≈100% of shoreline buffer
- Shoreline development (landcover proxy, 2025 source): ≈0% developed land within 300 m, ≈0% impervious
- Road proximity (TIGER proxy, 2025 source): nearest local road or city street ≈885 m; ≈0.1 km of road per km² within 1 km
Data & sources
Published data families
- Fish stocking history
- Fishing regulations (normalized snapshot)
- Directory access facts (landing, beach, park)
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.