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Waupaca County Lake Quality

Wisconsin, 55 lakes, measured by Wisconsin DNR

Waupaca County in Wisconsin carries 55 monitored lakes — one of the lake-richer counties in our dataset. Coverage that dense usually reflects active lake-association sampling alongside state-agency monitoring. 21 of those lakes carry recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. Most monitored lakes in Waupaca County carry favourable nutrient and algae readings for Wisconsin.

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 Silver Lake.

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Fishing in Waupaca County

Waupaca County Fishing Guide

Fish species and the cleanest lakes in Waupaca County

DNR Reports (15)

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

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

All Lakes in Waupaca County

55 lakes · 21 ranked on readings, 34 without enough sampling21 lakes ranked on readings · 34 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicMax DepthAccess
1Silver LakeWaupaca7 ft18.5 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples17 ft✓ Public
2Mirror LakeWaupaca13 ft16.3 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples43 ft✓ Public
3Beasley LakeWaupaca18.4 ft15.1 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples47 ftNot recorded
4Spencer LakeWaupaca8.5 ft11.2 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples53 ft✓ Public
5Marl LakeWaupaca13.6 ft10.3 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples59 ft✓ Public
6Bear LakeWaupaca11 ft18 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples62 ft✓ Public
7Long LakeWaupaca13 ft12.5 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples76 ft✓ Public
8North LakeWaupaca12.5 ft15.8 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples33 ft✓ Public
9Shadow LakeWaupaca12 ft11.9 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples41 ft✓ Public
10White LakeWaupaca5.6 ft22 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples10 ft✓ Public
11School Section LakeWaupaca6.5 ft23.9 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples38 ft✓ Public
12Stratton LakeWaupaca13 ft14.3 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples42 ft✓ Public
13Hatch LakeWaupaca8.4 ft19.5 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples12 ft✓ Public
14Youngs Lake Waupaca CoWaupaca10.2 ft22.3 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples15 ftNot recorded
15Otter LakeWaupaca8 ft17.8 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples40 ftNot recorded
16Columbia LakeWaupaca11 ft12.2 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples72 ft✓ Public
17Iola LakeWaupaca10 ft16.4 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples9 ft✓ Public
18Pope LakeWaupaca16 ft15.6 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples40 ft✓ Public
19Nutrient Sampling Point LakeWaupaca14.5 ft16.9 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples33 ft✓ Public
20Taylor LakeWaupaca10 ft12.3 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples58 ft✓ Public
21Pigeon LakeWaupaca2.5 ft77.8 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples10 ft✓ Public
Round LakeWaupacaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples67 ftNot recorded
Bass LakeWaupaca10.5 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples35 ft✓ Public
Old Taylor LakeWaupaca5 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples17 ftNot recorded
Brekke LakeWaupacaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples25 ft✓ Public
Crystal LakeWaupacaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Partridge LakeWaupacaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples6 ftNot recorded
Rainbow LakeWaupacaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples95 ftNot recorded
Sunset LakeWaupacaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Weyauwega LakeWaupacaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples10 ft✓ Public
Partridge Crop LakeWaupacaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Traders BayouWaupacaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Vesey LakeWaupacaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Mountain LakeWaupacaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Ogdensburg PondWaupacaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples9 ftNot recorded
Norby LakeWaupacaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Graham LakeWaupacaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Grass LakeWaupacaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Long LakeWaupacaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Siemer LakeWaupacaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Gregerson LakeWaupacaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Goodhal LakeWaupacaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples10 ftNot recorded
Campbell LakeWaupacaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples28 ft✓ Public
Mud LakeWaupacaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Kinney LakeWaupacaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Marion PondWaupacaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples12 ft✓ Public
Cedar LakeWaupacaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples50 ft✓ Public
Cincoe LakeWaupacaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Rollofson LakeWaupacaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples44 ftNot recorded
Gurholt LakeWaupacaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples6 ftNot recorded
Silver LakeWaupacaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples11 ftNot recorded
McCrossen LakeWaupacaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples75 ftNot recorded
Limekiln LakeWaupacaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples46 ftNot recorded
Dake LakeWaupacaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples26 ft✓ Public
Miner LakeWaupacaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples52 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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