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Price County Lake Quality

Wisconsin, 74 lakes, measured by Wisconsin DNR

Price County has 74 monitored lakes, enough that within-county variation matters as much as the county average. Some are deep glacial basins, others are shallow agricultural-watershed waters, and the measurements reflect that mix. 13 of those lakes carry recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. For Price 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.

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. Bass Lake has the lowest nutrient and algae readings in the county.

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Fishing in Price County

Price County Fishing Guide

Fish species and the cleanest lakes in Price County

DNR Reports (7)

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

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

All Lakes in Price County

74 lakes · 13 ranked on readings, 61 without enough sampling13 lakes ranked on readings · 61 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicMax DepthAccess
1Bass LakePrice8.8 ft13.2 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples46 ft✓ Public
2Cochran LakePrice11.5 ft14.5 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples20 ftNot recorded
3Big Dardis LakePrice5.5 ft20.7 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
4Schnur LakePrice9.5 ft17.1 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples27 ft✓ Public
5Round LakePrice4 ft28 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples24 ft✓ Public
6Pike LakePrice3 ft34.9 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples17 ft✓ Public
7Turner LakePrice3 ft35.2 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples12 ftNot recorded
8Butternut LakePrice4 ft36.1 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples32 ft✓ Public
9Solberg LakePrice2.9 ft33.3 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples16 ft✓ Public
10North Spirit LakePrice5 ft34.6 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples22 ft✓ Public
11Lac Sault Dore LakePrice3 ft45.8 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples21 ft✓ Public
12Wilson Flowage LakePrice2.5 ft52.6 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples11 ft✓ Public
13Musser LakePrice3.2 ft61.7 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples15 ft✓ Public
Long LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples54 ft✓ Public
Crowley Flowage LakePrice3.1 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lower Park Falls Flowage LakePrice3.2 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples16 ft✓ Public
Upper Park Falls Flowage LakePrice3.5 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples17 ft✓ Public
Pixley Flowage LakePrice2.8 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples23 ft✓ Public
Duroy LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples18 ftNot recorded
Elk LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples25 ft✓ Public
Newman LakePrice12.9 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples45 ft✓ Public
Gates LakePrice8 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples5 ft✓ Public
Jupa LakePrice1.5 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples13 ft✓ Public
Lake Ten-Deep HolePrice8.7 ft15 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples37 ft✓ Public
Wintergreen LakePrice10.5 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples15 ftNot recorded
Unnamed Lake -Deep HolePrice3.4 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Blockhouse LakePrice5.7 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples8 ft✓ Public
Dog LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Upper Price LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Price LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples27 ftNot recorded
Middle Price LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Bass LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples45 ftNot recorded
Long LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Bass LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples41 ftNot recorded
LeClaire LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples14 ftNot recorded
Le Tourneau LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples16 ft✓ Public
Tucker LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples32 ftNot recorded
Miles LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Thompson LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Whitcomb LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Nettie B LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Byhre LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Patterson LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples34 ft✓ Public
Kabol LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples20 ftNot recorded
Island LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
South LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples17.6 ftNot recorded
Schmuland FlowagePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Sailor LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples7 ft✓ Public
Buckman LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples18 ftNot recorded
Smith LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Perch LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Davis LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Sweeney LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples14 ftNot recorded
Sailor Creek FlowagePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples8 ft✓ Public
Priest LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Crane and Chase LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
McIlquham LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Grassy LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples7 ft✓ Public
Deer LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples18 ft✓ Public
Big Dardis LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples23 ft✓ Public
Aabajijiwang FlowagePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Wilson FlowagePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples8 ftNot recorded
Mud LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Riley LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples8 ft✓ Public
Pond LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Deer LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples12 ftNot recorded
McArthur LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Worcester LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples37 ft✓ Public
Cranberry LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples18 ft✓ Public
Lake SixteenPriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Spring Creek FlowagePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Big Briens LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Hultman LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples14 ftNot recorded
Stone LakePriceNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples16 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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