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Lincoln County Lake Quality

Wisconsin, 48 lakes, measured by Wisconsin DNR

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. 13 of those lakes carry recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. For Lincoln County the spread behind the average matters more than the average itself: a few nutrient-rich lakes among many clear ones produce the same figure as the inverse.

The county's lakes lean shallow, which makes the readings sensitive to wind, sediment-resuspension, and any nutrient inputs from the watershed. The cleanest measured lake is Pickerel Lake.

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Fishing in Lincoln County

Lincoln County Fishing Guide

Fish species and the cleanest lakes in Lincoln County

DNR Reports (2)

Wisconsin DNR Fisheries Survey resources for lakes in Lincoln County. browse all reports →

These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).

All Lakes in Lincoln County

48 lakes · 13 ranked on readings, 35 without enough sampling13 lakes ranked on readings · 35 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicMax DepthAccess
1Pickerel LakeLincolnNo recent samples20.3 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples14 ft✓ Public
2Bass LakeLincoln12.5 ft13.5 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples40 ft✓ Public
3Clear LakeLincoln18 ft10.6 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples45 ftNot recorded
4Long LakeLincoln14.5 ft12.4 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples64 ft✓ Public
5Seven Island LakeLincoln14 ft9.9 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples31 ft✓ Public
6Halfmoon LakeLincoln7.1 ft19.4 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples14 ft✓ Public
7Lake PesobicLincoln7 ft22.2 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples11 ft✓ Public
8Lake ButeauLincoln19.4 ft11 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples50 ftNot recorded
9Lake AliceLincoln4.3 ft34.4 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
10Lake MohawksinLincoln4 ft34.7 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples25 ft✓ Public
11Tug LakeLincoln2 ft32.3 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples21 ft✓ Public
12Spirit River Flowage LakeLincoln3 ft49.1 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples25 ft✓ Public
13Alexander LakeLincoln4 ft46.2 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples36 ft✓ Public
Deer LakeLincolnNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Mary LakeLincoln21 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples42 ftNot recorded
Muskellunge LakeLincolnNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples26 ft✓ Public
Hilts LakeLincoln14 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples64 ft✓ Public
Clara Lake-Deep HoleLincoln23.8 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples50 ftNot recorded
Hilderbrand LakeLincoln12.8 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples24 ft✓ Public
Somo LakeLincolnNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples25 ftNot recorded
Krueger LakeLincolnNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
June LakeLincolnNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Olivotti LakeLincolnNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples20 ftNot recorded
Prairie Dell PondLincolnNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Copper LakeLincolnNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples24 ft✓ Public
Thompson LakeLincolnNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Otter LakeLincolnNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples16.4 ftNot recorded
Gerbick LakeLincolnNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples16.4 ftNot recorded
Silver LakeLincolnNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples39 ft✓ Public
Skanawan LakeLincolnNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Road LakeLincolnNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples35 ftNot recorded
Smith LakeLincolnNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples22 ftNot recorded
Deer LakeLincolnNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples53 ft✓ Public
Crystal LakeLincolnNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples22 ftNot recorded
Lily LakeLincolnNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Bass LakeLincolnNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Clark LakeLincolnNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake MableLincolnNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples25 ftNot recorded
Lake AliceLincolnNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Twin LakesLincolnNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Bass LakeLincolnNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake ClaraLincolnNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples37.4 ftNot recorded
Pickerel LakeLincolnNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Harrison LakeLincolnNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples8 ft✓ Public
Pine LakeLincolnNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples17 ft✓ Public
Wisconsin LakeLincolnNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples42 ftNot recorded
Fish LakeLincolnNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Echo LakeLincolnNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples10 ft✓ Public

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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