Cleanest Lakes in Vilas County, Wisconsin
Little Spider Lake in Vilas County leads the rankings with a water quality grade of A and 16 ft of clarity. Below are the top 50 cleanest monitored lakes in Vilas County, Wisconsin, ranked by EPA water quality score.
Ranked List
| # | Lake | County | Grade | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Spider Lake | Vilas | A | 16 ft | 11.5 µg/L | - |
| 2 | Rosalind Lake | Vilas | A | 19.3 ft | 9.9 µg/L | - |
| 3 | Anderson Lake | Vilas | A | 21 ft | 10.4 µg/L | - |
| 4 | Carlin Lake | Vilas | A | 21 ft | 7.3 µg/L | - |
| 5 | Papoose Lake | Vilas | A | 15 ft | 10.4 µg/L | - |
| 6 | Plummer Lake | Vilas | A | 18 ft | 11.5 µg/L | - |
| 7 | Big Portage Lake | Vilas | A | 18.5 ft | 11.7 µg/L | - |
| 8 | Forest Lake | Vilas | A | 22.2 ft | 12.7 µg/L | - |
| 9 | Sunset Lake | Vilas | A | 17.4 ft | 11 µg/L | - |
| 10 | Black Oak Lake | Vilas | A | 28.5 ft | 10.2 µg/L | - |
| 11 | Ballard Lake | Vilas | A | 15 ft | 15.5 µg/L | - |
| 12 | Presque Isle Lake | Vilas | A | 18 ft | 10.3 µg/L | - |
| 13 | Little Crawling Stone Lake | Vilas | A | 15 ft | 9.9 µg/L | - |
| 14 | Crawling Stone Lake | Vilas | A | 16 ft | 10.2 µg/L | - |
| 15 | Harris Lake | Vilas | A | 14.9 ft | 12.3 µg/L | - |
| 16 | White Sand Lake | Vilas | A | 16 ft | 12.1 µg/L | - |
| 17 | Nebish Lake | Vilas | A | 16.3 ft | 10.8 µg/L | - |
| 18 | Stormy Lake | Vilas | A | 18 ft | 10.5 µg/L | - |
| 19 | Sugarbush Lake | Vilas | A | 16 ft | 11 µg/L | - |
| 20 | Spider Lake | Vilas | A | 10.5 ft | 14.1 µg/L | - |
| 21 | Silver Lake | Vilas | A | 12.1 ft | 17.8 µg/L | - |
| 22 | Plum Lake | Vilas | A | 14.5 ft | 12.7 µg/L | - |
| 23 | Bass Lake | Vilas | A | 12.8 ft | 18.5 µg/L | - |
| 24 | Towanda Lake | Vilas | A | 10.5 ft | 12.6 µg/L | - |
| 25 | Imogene Lake | Vilas | A | 10 ft | 14.8 µg/L | - |
| 26 | High Lake | Vilas | A | 10 ft | 14.2 µg/L | - |
| 27 | Big Lake | Vilas | A | 12 ft | 12.8 µg/L | - |
| 28 | Loon Lake | Vilas | A | 14.5 ft | 12 µg/L | - |
| 29 | Armour Lake | Vilas | A | 10.5 ft | 11.7 µg/L | - |
| 30 | Meta Lake | Vilas | A | 10.5 ft | 15.1 µg/L | - |
| 31 | Crab Lake | Vilas | A | 11 ft | 12.6 µg/L | - |
| 32 | Horsehead Lake | Vilas | A | 10 ft | 14.6 µg/L | - |
| 33 | Fishtrap Lake | Vilas | A | 12.2 ft | 10.7 µg/L | - |
| 34 | Lynx Lake | Vilas | A | 12.8 ft | 9.5 µg/L | - |
| 35 | Snipe Lake | Vilas | A | 11.3 ft | 14.7 µg/L | - |
| 36 | Moon Lake | Vilas | A | 13 ft | 14.2 µg/L | - |
| 37 | West Bay Lake | Vilas | A | 13 ft | 16.4 µg/L | - |
| 38 | Anvil Lake | Vilas | A | 12 ft | 11.8 µg/L | - |
| 39 | Middle Sugarbush Lake | Vilas | A | 14.5 ft | 13 µg/L | - |
| 40 | Lower Sugarbush Lake | Vilas | A | 14 ft | 10.3 µg/L | - |
| 41 | Alma Lake | Vilas | A | 12 ft | 15 µg/L | - |
| 42 | Myrtle Lake | Vilas | A | 10.2 ft | 17.2 µg/L | - |
| 43 | Irving Lake | Vilas | A | 11.3 ft | 18.6 µg/L | - |
| 44 | Finger Lake | Vilas | A | 11.7 ft | 10.4 µg/L | - |
| 45 | Hunter Lake | Vilas | A | 12.6 ft | 11.6 µg/L | - |
| 46 | Bobidosh Lake | Vilas | A | 14 ft | 11.7 µg/L | - |
| 47 | Upper Gresham Lake | Vilas | A | 11.3 ft | 13.4 µg/L | - |
| 48 | Moccasin Lake | Vilas | A | 11 ft | 13.9 µg/L | - |
| 49 | Stearns Lake | Vilas | A | 10 ft | 13.3 µg/L | - |
| 50 | Carpenter Lake | Vilas | B | 7.5 ft | 17 µg/L | - |