Buffalo County Lake Quality
Wisconsin, 4 lakes, measured by Wisconsin DNR
Buffalo County holds 4 monitored lakes. With a sample that small the county-level summary describes those specific waters, not necessarily every water body in the county. The 4 monitored lakes in Buffalo County carry whatever clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a readings Wisconsin DNR has published, shown as reported.
Most of the county's monitored lakes are shallow, under 50 feet, which means wind keeps the water column mixed all summer and sediment-bound phosphorus releases back into the surface layer whenever the bottom is disturbed.
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DNR Reports (7)
Wisconsin DNR Fisheries Survey resources for lakes in Buffalo County. browse all reports →
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- 2025Lower Pool 4 Mississippi River fall shocking survey, 2025Fisheries Survey · WI DNR · 2025 (PDF)
- 2025Lower Pool 5A Mississippi River fall shocking survey, 2025Fisheries Survey · WI DNR · 2025 (PDF)
- 2024Fish assemblage assessment for lower Pool 4, Mississippi River, 2024Fisheries Survey · WI DNR · 2024 (PDF)
- 2024Fish assemblage assessment for upper Pool 5, Mississippi River, 2024Fisheries Survey · WI DNR · 2024 (PDF)
- 2024Walleye and Sauger Recruitment Assessment in Pool 5 of the Mississippi River 2024Walleye Survey · WI DNR · 2024 (PDF)
- 2023Fish assemblage assessment for Belvidere Slough - Spring Lake, Pool 5, Mississippi River, 2023Fisheries Survey · WI DNR · 2023 (PDF)
- 2023Fish assemblage assessment for upper Pool 5, Mississippi River, 2023Fisheries Survey · WI DNR · 2023 (PDF)
All Lakes in Buffalo County
4 lakes · 0 ranked on readings, 4 without enough sampling0 lakes ranked on readings · 4 without enough sampling, hidden
| # | Lake | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Max Depth | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bensel PondBuffalo | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Lizzy Pauls PondBuffalo | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 4 ft | Not recorded | |
| Duck LakeBuffalo | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Stump LakeBuffalo | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
NR = no nutrient or algae reading on record. The measurements are published as the authority reports them. Where the data comes from.
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