Burnett County Lake Quality
Wisconsin, 58 lakes, average grade B (Good)
Burnett County in Wisconsin carries 58 graded lakes — one of the lake-richer counties in our dataset. Coverage that dense usually reflects active lake-association sampling alongside state-agency monitoring. With an average grade of B, Burnett County sits comfortably above the Wisconsin median.
The county's lakes lean shallow, which makes the grades sensitive to wind, sediment-resuspension, and any nutrient inputs from the watershed. The cleanest lake on the books is Big Sand Lake (A); the most-stressed is Round Lake (D).
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Fishing in Burnett County
DNR Reports (12)
Wisconsin DNR Fisheries Survey resources for lakes in Burnett County. browse all reports →
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- 2024Clam Lake comprehensive survey, 2024Comprehensive Survey · WI DNR · 2024 (PDF)
- 2024Upper Clam River Watershed fishery survey, 2024Fisheries Survey · WI DNR · 2024 (PDF)
- 2022Big Sand Lake comprehensive survey, 2022Comprehensive Survey · WI DNR · 2022 (PDF)
- 2021Trade Lake comprehensive survey, 2021Comprehensive Survey · WI DNR · 2021 (PDF)
- 2021Yellow Lake fishery survey, 2021Fisheries Survey · WI DNR · 2021 (PDF)
- 2019Yellow Lake Sturgeon Management Plan 2019Management Plan · WI DNR · 2019 (PDF)
- 2018Middle McKenzie comprehensive fisheries survey 2018Comprehensive Survey · WI DNR · 2018 (PDF)
- 2018Upper Clam River trout assessment 2018Trout Survey · WI DNR · 2018 (PDF)
- 2017Clam Lake comprehensive fisheries survey, 2017Comprehensive Survey · WI DNR · 2017 (PDF)
- 2016Lipsett Lake comprehensive fisheries survey, 2016Comprehensive Survey · WI DNR · 2016 (PDF)
- 2014North Sand Lake comprehensive fisheries survey, 2014Comprehensive Survey · WI DNR · 2014 (PDF)
- 2014Yellow Lake comprehensive fisheries survey, 2014Comprehensive Survey · WI DNR · 2014 (PDF)
All Lakes in Burnett County
58 lakes · 30 graded, 28 not rated30 graded lakes · 28 not rated, hidden
| # | Lake | Grade | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Max Depth | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABig Sand LakeBurnett | A | 11 ft | 19.5 µg/L | 2.3 µg/L | No recent samples | 55 ft | ✓ Public |
| 2 | AGaslyn LakeBurnett | A | 4.5 ft | 31.5 µg/L | 4.2 µg/L | No recent samples | 12 ft | ✓ Public |
| 3 | BCranberry LakeBurnett | B | 8.8 ft | 14.1 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 26 ft | Not recorded |
| 4 | BLong LakeBurnett | B | 21.5 ft | 11.3 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 41 ft | ✓ Public |
| 5 | BDeer LakeBurnett | B | 13 ft | 15.4 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 23 ft | ✓ Public |
| 6 | BLoon LakeBurnett | B | 8.5 ft | 15 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 28 ft | ✓ Public |
| 7 | BViola LakeBurnett | B | 17 ft | 18.2 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 34 ft | ✓ Public |
| 8 | BMud Hen LakeBurnett | B | 11 ft | 15.8 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 66 ft | ✓ Public |
| 9 | BFish LakeBurnett | B | 14 ft | 12.7 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| 10 | BWood LakeBurnett | B | 5.5 ft | 22.6 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 35 ft | ✓ Public |
| 11 | BMinerva LakeBurnett | B | 10.5 ft | 15.9 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 26 ft | ✓ Public |
| 12 | BBenoit LakeBurnett | B | 11.1 ft | 13.2 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| 13 | BTabor LakeBurnett | B | 12 ft | 14.3 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 28 ft | ✓ Public |
| 14 | BLipsett LakeBurnett | B | 9 ft | 20.5 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 24 ft | ✓ Public |
| 15 | BBirch Island LakeBurnett | B | 8 ft | 13.7 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 13 ft | ✓ Public |
| 16 | BJohnson LakeBurnett | B | 12.2 ft | 14.1 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 23 ft | ✓ Public |
| 17 | BGull LakeBurnett | B | 8 ft | 21.4 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 19 ft | ✓ Public |
| 18 | BRooney LakeBurnett | B | 11 ft | 16.7 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 30 ft | ✓ Public |
| 19 | BBig Bear LakeBurnett | B | 10 ft | 19.2 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 17 ft | Not recorded |
| 20 | BPoquettes LakeBurnett | B | 14.5 ft | 15.7 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 23 ft | ✓ Public |
| 21 | BDes Moines LakeBurnett | B | 18.9 ft | 10.3 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 37 ft | ✓ Public |
| 22 | BSand LakeBurnett | B | 18 ft | 10.4 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 73 ft | ✓ Public |
| 23 | BMiddle Mckenzie LakeBurnett | B | 20 ft | 12.4 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 45 ft | ✓ Public |
| 24 | CBig Trade LakeBurnett | C | 5 ft | 28.9 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 39 ft | ✓ Public |
| 25 | CYellow LakeBurnett | C | 6 ft | 26.9 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 31 ft | ✓ Public |
| 26 | CLittle Wood LakeBurnett | C | No recent samples | 26.1 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 23 ft | ✓ Public |
| 27 | DRound LakeBurnett | D | 5.2 ft | 41.3 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 27 ft | ✓ Public |
| 28 | DClam LakeBurnett | D | 3 ft | 77.5 µg/L | 13 µg/L | No recent samples | 11 ft | ✓ Public |
| 29 | DLittle Trade LakeBurnett | D | 3.5 ft | 50 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 19 ft | Not recorded |
| 30 | DBashaw LakeBurnett | D | 3 ft | 48.5 µg/L | 8.6 µg/L | No recent samples | 16 ft | ✓ Public |
| NRBass LakeBurnett | NR | 4.5 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 45 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRPoint LakeBurnett | NR | 7 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 7 ft | ✓ Public | |
| NRLove LakeBurnett | NR | 11 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 63 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRClear LakeBurnett | NR | 12.8 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 55 ft | ✓ Public | |
| NRDubois LakeBurnett | NR | 10 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 25 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRCrooked LakeBurnett | NR | 10.5 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 13 ft | ✓ Public | |
| NRStone LakeBurnett | NR | 8.2 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 11 ft | ✓ Public | |
| NRWebb LakeBurnett | NR | 8 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public | |
| NRWard LakeBurnett | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 21 ft | ✓ Public | |
| NRCadotte LakeBurnett | NR | 9.5 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 21 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRTwentysix LakeBurnett | NR | 14 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 45 ft | ✓ Public | |
| NRSpirit LakeBurnett | NR | 5.5 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 27 ft | ✓ Public | |
| NRDanbury Flowage LakeBurnett | NR | 6.2 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 10 ft | ✓ Public | |
| NRClam River Flowage LakeBurnett | NR | 2.2 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 29 ft | ✓ Public | |
| NRFalk LakeBurnett | NR | 10 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 30 ft | ✓ Public | |
| NROak LakeBurnett | NR | 11.3 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 19 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRFawn Lake-Deep HoleBurnett | NR | 10.9 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 14 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRDevils LakeBurnett | NR | 11 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public | |
| NRDogtown LakeBurnett | NR | 5.3 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRLind LakeBurnett | NR | 13.5 ft | 11.3 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 19 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRShoal LakeBurnett | NR | 5.9 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 5 ft | ✓ Public | |
| NRHam LakeBurnett | NR | 12.7 ft | 12.4 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 29 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRBig Doctor LakeBurnett | NR | 4.3 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public | |
| NRSand LakeBurnett | NR | 19.5 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public | |
| NRMallard LakeBurnett | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 35 ft | ✓ Public | |
| NRUpper Clam LakeBurnett | NR | 2 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 11 ft | ✓ Public | |
| NRBuck LakeBurnett | NR | No recent samples | 20 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 6 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRLittle Yellow LakeBurnett | NR | No recent samples | 90.9 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 21 ft | ✓ Public |
NR = not rated: the monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar for a grade. That is EPA Integrated Reporting Category 3 (insufficient information), not a failing grade. How grading works.
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.