Chippewa County Lake Quality
Wisconsin, 15 lakes, average grade C (Fair)
Chippewa County's 15 graded lakes fall in the moderate-density bracket for Wisconsin. The county-level average smooths over real differences — a single agricultural watershed near the southwest corner can pull the average down even if the rest of the county runs clean. The county average is C — the middle of the rubric, with one or two lakes pulling the average up or down depending on year.
A meaningful share of Chippewa's lakes break 50 feet of depth, which matters because deep lakes hold cooler water all summer and resist the resuspended-sediment problems that plague shallow basins. The county's best-graded lake is Round Lake (B).
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Fishing in Chippewa County
DNR Reports (5)
Wisconsin DNR Fisheries Survey resources for lakes in Chippewa County. browse all reports →
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- 2025Long Lake spring shocking and netting survey, 2025Spring Shocking Survey · WI DNR · 2025 (PDF)
- 2024Lake Wissota fisheries survey, 2024Fisheries Survey · WI DNR · 2024 (PDF)
- 2023Otter Lake fisheries survey, 2023Fisheries Survey · WI DNR · 2023 (PDF)
- 2021Long Lake spring survey, 2021Fisheries Survey · WI DNR · 2021 (PDF)
- 2018Cornell Lake fisheries assessment, 2018Fisheries Survey · WI DNR · 2018 (PDF)
All Lakes in Chippewa County
15 lakes · 7 graded, 8 not rated7 graded lakes · 8 not rated, hidden
| # | Lake | Grade | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Max Depth | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRound LakeChippewa | B | 8.4 ft | 18.1 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 18 ft | ✓ Public |
| 2 | BTwo Island LakeChippewa | B | 15.3 ft | 14.8 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 38 ft | ✓ Public |
| 3 | BLong LakeChippewa | B | 13.1 ft | 12.4 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 101 ft | ✓ Public |
| 4 | BAxhandle LakeChippewa | B | 10.2 ft | 14 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 72.5 ft | ✓ Public |
| 5 | CLoon LakeChippewa | C | 4.9 ft | 32.1 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 9 ft | ✓ Public |
| 6 | DHolcombe Flowage LakeChippewa | D | 3.7 ft | 49.6 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| 7 | DLake WissotaChippewa | D | 3.5 ft | 76.4 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 64.4 ft | ✓ Public |
| NRChain LakeChippewa | NR | 8.2 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 74 ft | ✓ Public | |
| NRBeaver LakeChippewa | NR | No recent samples | 20.1 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 17 ft | ✓ Public | |
| NRMoon Bay LakeChippewa | NR | 3.7 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 64.4 ft | ✓ Public | |
| NRUnnamed LakeChippewa | NR | 1.9 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public | |
| NRHallie LakeChippewa | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 13 ft | ✓ Public | |
| NRJacks LakeChippewa | NR | 8 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 55 ft | ✓ Public | |
| NRCalkins LakeChippewa | NR | No recent samples | 22.3 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 29 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRRound Lake Northeast SiteChippewa | NR | No recent samples | 18.5 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 18 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.