Drummond Lake (Bayfield County)
Waterbody ID (WBIC): 2899400 — permanent page /lakes/2899400/.
Drummond Lake is in Bayfield County; records show 97 acres and 2 DNR access-site records.
- Size
- 97 acres
- Lake type
- DRAINAGE
- Max depth
- 49 ft
- Mean depth
- 18 ft
- 2 documented public access site records (DNR access inventory)
- 5 fish species/groups with abundance categories (DNR lake page)
- Fish stocking documented through 2022 (DNR stocking records)
- Satellite clarity estimate 11.49 ft (2017)
- 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: 2 documented access site records
- DNR public-access inventory: documented developed boat ramp
- 2 sites 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
- CISCO LAKE — Boating site; ≈1.3 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); ≈1.3 km from the associated access point (straight line).
- DRUMMOND WOODS TRAILHEAD — Trailhead; ≈1.5 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); ≈1.8 km from the associated access point (straight line).
- DRUMMOND SKI/CAMBA TH — Trailhead; ≈2.2 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); ≈2.2 km from the associated access point (straight line); fee charged.
- ANODANTA LAKE — Boating site; ≈4.5 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); ≈4.5 km from the associated access point (straight line).
- NCT/FH35 TRAILHEAD — Trailhead; ≈4.6 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); ≈4.6 km from the associated access point (straight line).
- 12 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: Largemouth Bass—Common; Northern Pike—Common; Panfish—Common; not population counts.
Stocking records: 18 documented events through 2022, 180,641 fish total. Species: Walleye (Occasional). Events in 2015 or later count as recent.
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: 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
- Satellite clarity estimate: 11.49 ft (2017) — a remote-sensing estimate, kept separate from field measurements
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: Chequamegon National Forest (USDA FOREST SERVICE); ≈76.9% of shoreline buffer
- Shoreline development (landcover proxy, 2025 source): ≈19.4% developed land within 300 m, ≈3.7% impervious
- Road proximity (TIGER proxy, 2025 source): nearest local road or city street ≈8 m; ≈3.2 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
- Fisheries survey population estimates
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.