What is the cleanest lake in Taylor County, Wisconsin?

Lake Esadore in Taylor County is the highest-rated lake in Taylor County, Wisconsin with an EPA water quality grade of B and 4.5 feet of water clarity.

How are these rankings calculated?

Lakes are graded A through F on nutrients and algae — total phosphorus, nitrogen, chlorophyll-a, and turbidity — against EPA National Lakes Assessment 2022 condition classes for that lake’s ecoregion. Water clarity (Secchi depth) is measured and shown; it is not the letter. Lakes without enough recent samples are UNRATED, not given an F. Source data comes from the EPA Water Quality Portal.

Cleanest Lakes in Taylor County, Wisconsin

Lake Esadore in Taylor County leads the rankings with a water quality grade of B and 4.5 ft of clarity. Below are the top 27 cleanest monitored lakes in Taylor County, Wisconsin, ranked by EPA water quality score.

Ranked List

#	Lake	County	Grade	Clarity	Phosphorus	Algae
1	Lake Esadore	Taylor	B	4.5 ft	22.1 µg/L	-
2	Richter Lake	Taylor	B	10 ft	15 µg/L	-
3	Spirit Lake	Taylor	D	3 ft	88.1 µg/L	-
4	Chequamegon Waters Flowage Lake	Taylor	D	2.5 ft	91.3 µg/L	-
5	Clear Lake	Taylor	NR	-	-	-
6	Grassy Knoll Lake	Taylor	NR	-	-	-
7	Sackett Lake	Taylor	NR	-	-	-
8	Scoof Lake	Taylor	NR	-	-	-
9	Mud Lake	Taylor	NR	-	-	-
10	Jerry Lake	Taylor	NR	-	-	-
11	Anderson Lake	Taylor	NR	-	-	-
12	Kathryn Lake	Taylor	NR	-	-	-
13	Diamond Lake	Taylor	NR	-	-	-
14	Waterfowl Flowage	Taylor	NR	-	-	-
15	Monson Flowage	Taylor	NR	-	-	-
16	Upper Steve Creek Flowage	Taylor	NR	-	-	-
17	North Harper Lake	Taylor	NR	-	-	-
18	James Lake	Taylor	NR	-	-	-
19	Mondeaux Flowage	Taylor	NR	-	-	-
20	Hulls Lake	Taylor	NR	-	-	-
21	Kleutch Lake	Taylor	NR	-	-	-
22	South Twin Lake	Taylor	NR	-	-	-
23	North Twin Lake	Taylor	NR	-	-	-
24	Chelsea Lake	Taylor	NR	-	-	-
25	Wellington Lake	Taylor	NR	-	-	-
26	Rib Lake	Taylor	NR	-	-	-
27	Wood Lake	Taylor	NR	-	-	-

Ranked List

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