North Lake (Sawyer County)

Waterbody ID (WBIC): 2436000 — permanent page /lakes/2436000/.

North Lake is in Sawyer County; records show 132 acres and DNR fish-frequency records.

Size

132 acres

Lake type

DRAINAGE

Max depth

30 ft

Mean depth

14 ft

• 5 fish species/groups with abundance categories (DNR lake page)
• Fish stocking documented through 1976 (DNR stocking records)
• Summer Secchi clarity median 7.7 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 — 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

• MUKWONAGO SKI TH — Trailhead; ≈8 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); fee charged.
• LYNCH CREEK WATCHABLE WILDLIFE — Wildlife viewing site; ≈9.7 km from the lake shoreline (straight line).
• ROCK LAKE NRT TH — Trailhead; ≈10.1 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); fee charged.
• PERCH LAKE BL — Boating site; ≈11.4 km from the lake shoreline (straight line).
• FOREST LODGE TH — Trailhead; ≈11.7 km from the lake shoreline (straight line).
• 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 5 fish species/groups with abundance categories — categories are source labels, never a population count.

DNR fish labels: Largemouth Bass—Common; Musky—Common; Panfish—Common; not population counts.

Stocking records: 2 documented events through 1976, 8,200 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.

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

Fishing limits — 2026-2027 season: 18 normalized rows across 18 species entries. Normalized from the DNR ruleset retrieved 2026-08-04. Source text remains authoritative.

2026-2027 retained fishing rules: 18 published rows for 18 species; effective through 2027-03-07. Check current DNR rules.

Water and setting

• Field-measured summer Secchi clarity: median 7.7 ft from 32 samples, latest sample 2025-08-30
• Satellite clarity estimate: 5.61 ft (2017) — a remote-sensing estimate, kept separate from field measurements
• Lake directory clarity class: Moderate

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

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: Sawyer County Forest (Sawyer County); ≈0% of shoreline buffer
• Shoreline development (landcover proxy, 2025 source): ≈7.8% developed land within 300 m, ≈0.7% impervious
• Road proximity (TIGER proxy, 2025 source): nearest local road or city street ≈11 m; ≈2 km of road per km² within 1 km

• Mapped critical habitat: 4 sensitive-area polygons — ≈116.6 ac (≈88.3% of lake area), partial-waterbody scope
• Priority Navigable Waterway — basis: musky 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)
• Fish stocking history
• 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.