Lake Tahkodah (Bayfield County)
Waterbody ID (WBIC): 2473500 — permanent page /lakes/2473500/.
Lake Tahkodah is in Bayfield County; records show 148 acres and 1 DNR access-site record.
- Size
- 148 acres
- Lake type
- SEEPAGE
- Max depth
- 18 ft
- Mean depth
- 12 ft
- 1 documented public access site record (DNR access inventory)
- 5 fish species/groups with abundance categories (DNR lake page)
- Fish stocking documented through 2022 (DNR stocking records)
- Summer Secchi clarity median 10 ft (field measurements)
- Official DNR depth map available (PDF)
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Plan your visit
- Lake directory: public landing — Yes
- Lake directory: public beach — No
- Lake directory: public park — Yes
- DNR public-access inventory: 1 documented access site record
- 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
- CRYSTAL LAKE BL — Boating site; ≈5.6 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); ≈6.5 km from the associated access point (straight line).
- TWO LAKES — Campground; ≈5.7 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); ≈7.1 km from the associated access point (straight line); fee charged. Official USFS page
- LAKE OWEN OUTLET — Boating site; ≈5.7 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); ≈7 km from the associated access point (straight line).
- LAKE OWEN PICNIC — Picnic site; ≈6.3 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); ≈7.5 km from the associated access point (straight line); fee charged. Official USFS page
- 18 MILE CREEK TH — Trailhead; ≈6.7 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); ≈8.1 km from the associated access point (straight line).
- 13 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 5 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: 17 documented events through 2022, 111,648 fish total. Species: Walleye (Occasional). 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
- Field-measured summer Secchi clarity: median 10 ft from 68 samples, latest sample 2025-08-29
- Satellite clarity estimate: 10.71 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.
- AIS record: Banded mystery snail — Verified, latest documented 2011-07-06
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: Chequamegon National Forest (USDA FOREST SERVICE); ≈5.9% of shoreline buffer
- Shoreline development (landcover proxy, 2025 source): ≈16.1% developed land within 300 m, ≈1.6% impervious
- Road proximity (TIGER proxy, 2025 source): nearest local road or city street ≈22 m; ≈3.1 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
- Satellite water clarity estimate
- Field-measured Secchi clarity
- 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.