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Washburn County Lake Quality

Wisconsin, 48 lakes, average grade A (Excellent)

Washburn County's 48 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's average grade is A — among the cleanest in Wisconsin. 43 lakes pull an A on their own, and almost none fall into the D or F brackets.

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 Long Lake (A); the most-stressed is Mud Lake (D).

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DNR Reports (2)

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

All Lakes in Washburn County

RankLakeGradeClarityMax DepthPhosphorus
1Long LakeA29.5 ft-17.5 µg/L
2Spring LakeA-24 ft14.8 µg/L
3Spider LakeA30 ft--
4Silver LakeA39.4 ft28 ft-
5Balsam LakeA31.2 ft-19.3 µg/L
6Bass LakeA52.5 ft31 ft12.3 µg/L
7Bass LakeA50.9 ft35 ft-
8Horseshoe LakeA42.7 ft-12.6 µg/L
9Island LakeA47.6 ft44 ft-
10Loon LakeA-63 ft7 µg/L
11Little Sand LakeA45.9 ft--
12Stone LakeA75.5 ft49 ft10.8 µg/L
13Big Mckenzie LakeA33.6 ft71 ft17 µg/L
14Tozer LakeA50.9 ft53 ft13.2 µg/L
15North Twin LakeA29.5 ft-13.7 µg/L
16Middle Twin Lake atA23 ft--
17Matthews LakeA44.3 ft26 ft13.7 µg/L
18Lower Mckenzie LakeA36.1 ft-18.8 µg/L
19Deep LakeA22.1 ft25 ft16.5 µg/L
20Shell LakeA50.9 ft36 ft15.2 µg/L
21South Twin LakeA46.8 ft29 ft11 µg/L
22Slim LakeA39.4 ft-13.6 µg/L
23Big Bass LakeA-27 ft11.7 µg/L
24Lake NancyA47.6 ft39 ft13.5 µg/L
25Mclain LakeA31.2 ft30 ft14.2 µg/L
26Ripley LakeA27.9 ft27 ft-
27Un LakeA30.8 ft17 ft-
28Middle Kimball LakeA52.5 ft77 ft13.1 µg/L
29Gilmore LakeA32.8 ft36 ft16.3 µg/L
30Little Ripley LakeA19.7 ft14 ft-
31Bean LakeA32.8 ft35 ft16.2 µg/L
32Dunn LakeA45.1 ft39 ft-
33Big Bass LakeA17.9 ft27 ft-
34Unnamed LakeA21.3 ft--
35No Mans LakeA29.5 ft23 ft-
36Lower Kimball LakeA19.7 ft-18.5 µg/L
37Gull LakeA27.9 ft19 ft-
38Trego LakeA-36 ft16.5 µg/L
39Birch LakeA18 ft73 ft27.6 µg/L
40Upper Kimball LakeA32 ft-20.4 µg/L
41Spooner LakeA26.2 ft-22.7 µg/L
42Kekegama LakeA17.2 ft24 ft26.4 µg/L
43Yellow River Flowage LakeA32.8 ft17 ft23.1 µg/L
44Potato LakeB32.4 ft20 ft33.2 µg/L
45Unnamed LakeB10.8 ft--
46Unnamed LakeB--28.4 µg/L
47Minong Flowage LakeB12.3 ft21 ft37.2 µg/L
48Mud LakeD-13 ft70.7 µg/L

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.