Stone Lake (Washburn County)

Waterbody ID (WBIC): 1884100 — permanent page /lakes/1884100/.

Stone Lake is in Washburn County; records show 490 acres and 1 DNR access-site record.

Size

490 acres

Lake type

SEEPAGE

Max depth

49 ft

Mean depth

33 ft

• 1 documented public access site record (DNR access inventory)
• 5 fish species/groups with abundance categories (DNR lake page)
• Summer Secchi clarity median 21 ft (field measurements)
• 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 — Yes
• Lake directory: public beach — No
• Lake directory: public park — No
• DNR public-access inventory: 1 documented access site record
• DNR public-access inventory: documented developed boat ramp
• No site qualifies for per-site Directions: the reviewed association or a published coordinate is missing, which is a data state, never evidence about access.

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 5 fish species/groups with abundance categories — categories are source labels, never a population count.

DNR fish labels: Smallmouth Bass—Abundant; Walleye—Abundant; Largemouth Bass—Common; not population counts.

Fisheries survey population estimates are published for this lake; survey estimates are historical point-in-time studies and are never compared or ranked here.

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

• Field-measured summer Secchi clarity: median 21 ft from 32 samples, latest sample 2025-08-31
• Satellite clarity estimate: 12.7 ft (2017) — a remote-sensing estimate, kept separate from field measurements
• Lake directory clarity class: Very Clear

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

• AIS record: Eurasian watermilfoil — Verified (vouchered), latest documented 2023-07-25
• AIS record: Purple loosestrife — Verified, latest documented 2012-12-03

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): none mapped within the search cap; ≈0% of shoreline buffer
• Shoreline development (landcover proxy, 2025 source): ≈21.3% developed land within 300 m, ≈3.3% impervious
• Road proximity (TIGER proxy, 2025 source): nearest local road or city street ≈8 m; ≈3.1 km of road per km² within 1 km

• Resource water (NR 102): Outstanding Resource Water (ORW) — NR 102.10(1m)20
• Priority Navigable Waterway — basis: walleye area, outstanding/exceptional resource water

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)
• Public access site inventory
• Satellite water clarity estimate
• Field-measured Secchi clarity
• Fisheries survey population estimates
• 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.