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Washburn County Lake Quality

Wisconsin, 47 lakes, average grade B (Good)

Washburn County's 47 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-wide average lands at B — solid water quality with most lakes carrying clear summer transparency and low-to-moderate phosphorus.

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 Big Bass Lake (A); the most-stressed is Unnamed Lake (F).

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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
1Big Bass LakeA17.9 ft27 ft-
2Bass LakeA16 ft31 ft12.3 µg/L
3Stone LakeA23 ft49 ft10.8 µg/L
4Loon LakeA-63 ft7 µg/L
5Shell LakeA16 ft36 ft15.2 µg/L
6Spring LakeA-24 ft14.8 µg/L
7Tozer LakeA16 ft53 ft13.2 µg/L
8Middle Kimball LakeA16 ft77 ft13.1 µg/L
9Big Bass LakeA-27 ft11.7 µg/L
10Slim LakeA15.7 ft-13.6 µg/L
11Trego LakeA-36 ft16.5 µg/L
12Lower Mckenzie LakeA11 ft-18.8 µg/L
13Bean LakeA10 ft35 ft16.2 µg/L
14Horseshoe LakeA13 ft21 ft12.6 µg/L
15Matthews LakeA13.5 ft26 ft13.7 µg/L
16Lake NancyA14 ft39 ft13.5 µg/L
17South Twin LakeA14 ft29 ft11 µg/L
18Gilmore LakeA10 ft36 ft16.3 µg/L
19Big Mckenzie LakeA10 ft71 ft17 µg/L
20Balsam LakeB8.8 ft-19.3 µg/L
21Silver LakeB11 ft28 ft-
22Deep LakeB7.5 ft25 ft16.5 µg/L
23Bass LakeB14 ft35 ft-
24Long LakeB9.5 ft-17.5 µg/L
25Island LakeB14.5 ft44 ft-
26North Twin LakeB9 ft-13.7 µg/L
27Little Sand LakeB12 ft21 ft-
28Mclain LakeB9.5 ft30 ft14.2 µg/L
29Upper Kimball LakeB10 ft11 ft20.4 µg/L
30Unnamed LakeB--28.4 µg/L
31Dunn LakeB14.2 ft39 ft-
32Yellow River Flowage LakeB10 ft17 ft23.1 µg/L
33Lower Kimball LakeB6 ft6 ft18.5 µg/L
34Spider LakeC9.5 ft--
35Birch LakeC5.5 ft73 ft27.6 µg/L
36Potato LakeC9.5 ft20 ft33.2 µg/L
37Ripley LakeC8.5 ft27 ft-
38Middle Twin Lake atC7.5 ft--
39No Mans LakeC9 ft23 ft-
40Gull LakeC8.5 ft19 ft-
41Spooner LakeC6.5 ft-22.7 µg/L
42Kekegama LakeC5.2 ft24 ft26.4 µg/L
43Minong Flowage LakeC3.5 ft21 ft37.2 µg/L
44Mud LakeD-13 ft70.7 µg/L
45Unnamed LakeD6.5 ft10 ft-
46Unnamed LakeF3.3 ft3 ft-

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.