Lower Springstead Lake (Iron County)

Waterbody ID (WBIC): 2267000 — permanent page /lakes/2267000/.

Lower Springstead Lake is in Iron County; records show 97 acres and DNR fish-frequency records.

Size

97 acres

Lake type

DRAINAGE

Max depth

27 ft

Mean depth

12 ft

• 6 fish species/groups with abundance categories (DNR lake page)
• Summer Secchi clarity median 10 ft (field measurements)

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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

• NEWMAN LAKE — Group picnic site; ≈5.2 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); fee charged. Official USFS page
• TWIN LAKES — Campground; ≈6.9 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); fee charged. Official USFS page
• NEWMAN SPRINGS — Trailhead; ≈8.1 km from the lake shoreline (straight line).
• ROUND LAKE LOGGING DAM — Interpretive site; ≈9.6 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); fee charged.
• ROUND LAKE BL — Boating site; ≈9.9 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); fee charged. Official USFS page
• 6 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 6 fish species/groups with abundance categories — categories are source labels, never a population count.

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

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

• Musky reproductive status (DNR mapped): Self-sustaining via natural reproduction (Cat. 1)

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.

2026-2027 retained fishing rules: 19 published rows for 19 species; effective through 2027-03-07. Check current DNR rules.

Water and setting

• Field-measured summer Secchi clarity: median 10 ft from 3 samples, latest sample 2025-08-25
• Satellite clarity estimate: 9.64 ft (2017) — a remote-sensing estimate, kept separate from field measurements

No official DNR depth map is published for this lake.

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: Natural Area (County); ≈0% of shoreline buffer
• Shoreline development (landcover proxy, 2025 source): ≈1.9% developed land within 300 m, ≈0.2% impervious
• Road proximity (TIGER proxy, 2025 source): nearest local road or city street ≈23 m; ≈3 km of road per km² within 1 km

• Priority Navigable Waterway — basis: musky area, walleye area

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)
• Satellite water clarity estimate
• Field-measured Secchi clarity

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.