Mineral Lake (Ashland County)
Waterbody ID (WBIC): 2916900 — permanent page /lakes/2916900/.
Mineral Lake is in Ashland County; records show 227 acres and 1 DNR access-site record.
- Size
- 227 acres
- Lake type
- DRAINAGE
- Max depth
- 29 ft
- Mean depth
- 12 ft
- 1 documented public access site record (DNR access inventory)
- 4 fish species/groups with abundance categories (DNR lake page)
- Fish stocking documented through 2003 (DNR stocking records)
- Summer Secchi clarity median 3.5 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
- MINERAL LAKE BOATING BL — Boating site; ≈0 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); ≈0 km from the associated access point (straight line).
- MINERAL LAKE CG — Campground; ≈0.1 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); ≈1.3 km from the associated access point (straight line); fee charged. Official USFS page
- POTTER LAKE BL — Boating site; ≈1 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); ≈1.2 km from the associated access point (straight line).
- LAKE THREE BL — Boating site; ≈2.9 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); ≈3.9 km from the associated access point (straight line).
- LAKE THREE CG — Campground; ≈2.9 km from the lake shoreline (straight line); ≈3.9 km from the associated access point (straight line); fee charged.
- 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 4 fish species/groups with abundance categories — categories are source labels, never a population count.
DNR fish labels: Musky—Common; Panfish—Common; Largemouth Bass—Present; not population counts.
Stocking records: 15 documented events through 2003, 88,345 fish total. Species: Walleye (Historic), Smallmouth Bass (Historic), Muskellunge And Hybrids (Historic). 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.
- Quality Fishing Waters — Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass: 18 inch minimum length limit (as listed on the DNR quality-waters page; not a complete regulations list)
- Quality Fishing Waters — Walleye: 18 inch minimum length limit (as listed on the DNR quality-waters page; not a complete regulations list)
- 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.
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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 3.5 ft from 19 samples, latest sample 2025-08-14
- Satellite clarity estimate: 9.15 ft (2017) — a remote-sensing estimate, kept separate from field measurements
- Lake directory clarity class: Low
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); ≈100% of shoreline buffer
- Shoreline development (landcover proxy, 2025 source): ≈4.8% developed land within 300 m, ≈0.4% impervious
- Road proximity (TIGER proxy, 2025 source): nearest local road or city street ≈23 m; ≈1.4 km of road per km² within 1 km
- Priority Navigable Waterway — basis: musky area
Designations are legally defined DNR records shown as their sources state them; no composite rating is implied.
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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
- 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.