Cleanest Lakes in Barron County, Wisconsin
Beaver Dam Lake in Barron County leads the rankings with a water quality grade of A and 11 ft of clarity. Below are the top 28 cleanest monitored lakes in Barron County, Wisconsin, ranked by EPA water quality score.
Ranked List
| # | Lake | County | Grade | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beaver Dam Lake | Barron | A | 11 ft | 13 µg/L | - |
| 2 | Silver Lake | Barron | A | 13 ft | 12.5 µg/L | - |
| 3 | Red Cedar Lake | Barron | A | 10.1 ft | 17.4 µg/L | - |
| 4 | Big Dummy Lake | Barron | A | 12 ft | 16.4 µg/L | - |
| 5 | Echo Lake | Barron | A | 13 ft | 14.8 µg/L | - |
| 6 | Little Dummy Lake | Barron | A | 11 ft | 14.8 µg/L | - |
| 7 | Bass Lake | Barron | B | 9.7 ft | 17 µg/L | - |
| 8 | Loon Lake | Barron | B | 8.5 ft | 18.6 µg/L | - |
| 9 | Sand Lake | Barron | B | 13 ft | 20 µg/L | - |
| 10 | Lower Vermillion Lake | Barron | B | 9 ft | 17.4 µg/L | - |
| 11 | Horseshoe Lake | Barron | B | 7.3 ft | 19.2 µg/L | - |
| 12 | Big Moon Lake at | Barron | B | 10 ft | 25.7 µg/L | - |
| 13 | Bear Lake | Barron | B | 6.2 ft | 17.5 µg/L | - |
| 14 | Kirby Lake | Barron | B | 7.5 ft | 24.4 µg/L | - |
| 15 | Lake Thirty | Barron | B | 4.8 ft | 19.4 µg/L | - |
| 16 | North Lake | Barron | C | 5.5 ft | 22.7 µg/L | - |
| 17 | Little Sand Lake | Barron | C | 5 ft | 28.2 µg/L | - |
| 18 | Granite Lake at | Barron | C | 6 ft | 23.8 µg/L | - |
| 19 | Poskin Lake | Barron | C | 4 ft | 28.7 µg/L | - |
| 20 | Rice Lake | Barron | C | 4.1 ft | 31.5 µg/L | - |
| 21 | Lake Desair | Barron | C | 4 ft | 36.8 µg/L | - |
| 22 | Upper Turtle Lake | Barron | C | 4 ft | 41.2 µg/L | - |
| 23 | Lower Turtle Lake | Barron | C | 4 ft | 57 µg/L | - |
| 24 | Lake Montanis | Barron | D | 2 ft | 50.2 µg/L | - |
| 25 | Crystal Lake | Barron | D | 3.2 ft | 52.5 µg/L | - |
| 26 | Butternut Lake | Barron | D | 2.3 ft | 67 µg/L | - |
| 27 | Staples Lake | Barron | F | 2.6 ft | 134 µg/L | - |
| 28 | Upper Vermillion Lake | Barron | F | 1.7 ft | 149 µg/L | - |