Chelsea Lake (Taylor County)

Waterbody ID (WBIC): 2200400 — permanent page /lakes/2200400/.

Chelsea Lake is in Taylor County; records show 91 acres and 2 DNR access-site records.

Size: 91 acres
Lake type: SEEPAGE
Max depth: 23 ft
Mean depth: 13 ft

2 documented public access site records (DNR access inventory)
3 fish species/groups with abundance categories (DNR lake page)
Fish stocking documented through 2022 (DNR stocking records)
Official DNR depth map available (PDF)

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Lake directory: public landing — Yes
Lake directory: public beach — No
Lake directory: public park — No
DNR public-access inventory: 2 documented access site records
DNR public-access inventory: documented developed boat ramp
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.

Nearby facilities

PICNIC POINT — Group campground; ≈9.2 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); ≈9.7 km from the associated access point (straight line); fee charged. Official USFS page
WEST POINT — Campground; ≈9.6 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); ≈10.1 km from the associated access point (straight line); fee charged. Official USFS page
NORTH TWIN — Campground; ≈9.9 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); ≈10.6 km from the associated access point (straight line); fee charged. Official USFS page
SPEARHEAD POINT — Campground; ≈10.4 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); ≈10.9 km from the associated access point (straight line); fee charged. Official USFS page
EASTWOOD — Campground; ≈10.5 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); ≈11 km from the associated access point (straight line); fee charged. Official USFS page
3 more inventoried sites within 15 km.

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

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Fishing

The DNR lake page publishes 3 fish species/groups with abundance categories — categories are source labels, never a population count.

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

Stocking records: 18 documented events through 2022, 5,783 fish total. Species: Walleye (Frequent), Northern Pike (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.

AIS record: Chinese mystery snail — Verified, latest documented 2025-08-28

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: County Park (Taylor County); ≈1% of shoreline buffer
Shoreline development (landcover proxy, 2025 source): ≈8% developed land within 300 m, ≈1.6% impervious
Road proximity (TIGER proxy, 2025 source): nearest local road or city street ≈17 m; ≈2.1 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)
Public access site inventory
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.