Menominee County Lake Quality
Wisconsin, 8 lakes, average grade B (Good)
Menominee County has 8 graded lakes — a thin enough sample that one or two stressed lakes can move the county average noticeably. Use the per-lake pages below for what actually matters. With an average grade of B, Menominee County sits comfortably above the Wisconsin median.
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. Legend Lake (B) is the cleanest in the county.
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All Lakes in Menominee County
8 lakes · 3 graded, 5 not rated3 graded lakes · 5 not rated, hidden
| # | Lake | Grade | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Max Depth | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLegend LakeMenominee | B | 10 ft | 13.7 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 2 | BMoshawquit LakeMenominee | B | 9 ft | 14.9 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 30 ft | Not recorded |
| 3 | BLa Motte LakeMenominee | B | 16.8 ft | 13.6 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | 71 ft | Not recorded |
| NRSkice LakeMenominee | NR | 7 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRSapokesick LakeMenominee | NR | 7 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 35 ft | ✓ Public | |
| NRSaint Joseph LakeMenominee | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 14 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRMarsh LakeMenominee | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 12 ft | Not recorded | |
| NRPywaosit LakeMenominee | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 59 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.