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Waushara County Lake Quality

Wisconsin, 32 lakes, average grade B (Good)

Waushara County's 32 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. With an average grade of B, Waushara County sits comfortably above the Wisconsin median.

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 Silver Lake (B); the most-stressed is Silver Lake (B).

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Fishing in Waushara County

Waushara County Fishing Guide

Fish species and best-graded lakes in Waushara County

DNR Reports (11)

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

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

All Lakes in Waushara County

32 lakes · 16 graded, 16 not rated16 graded lakes · 16 not rated, hidden

#LakeGradeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicMax DepthAccess
1BSilver LakeWausharaB14.8 ft14.7 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples56 ft✓ Public
2BSilver LakeWausharaB10.2 ft14.9 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples50 ft✓ Public
3BKusel LakeWausharaB11.5 ft16.2 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples29 ft✓ Public
4BMarl LakeWausharaB12 ft15.6 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples35 ft✓ Public
5BLong LakeWausharaB14.5 ft11.7 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples71 ft✓ Public
6BPleasant LakeWausharaB11.5 ft11.9 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples24 ft✓ Public
7BLake MorrisWausharaB11 ft17.4 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples40 ft✓ Public
8BLittle Hills LakeWausharaB14 ft12.2 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples20 ft✓ Public
9BGilbert LakeWausharaB12 ft11.9 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples65 ft✓ Public
10BPorters LakeWausharaB11.3 ft12 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples16 ft✓ Public
11BPearl LakeWausharaB19 ft10.8 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples45 ft✓ Public
12BWilson LakeWausharaB6.2 ft19.1 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples12 ft✓ Public
13BPine LakeWausharaB10.2 ft16.5 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples48 ft✓ Public
14BWhite River Flowage LakeWausharaB9.3 ft17.9 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples20 ft✓ Public
15BBig Hills LakeWausharaB8.4 ft16.6 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
16BAlpine LakeWausharaBNo recent samples22.7 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples18 ft✓ Public
NRRound LakeWausharaNR12.5 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples19 ft✓ Public
NRBughs LakeWausharaNR12 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples18 ft✓ Public
NRFish LakeWausharaNRNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples37 ft✓ Public
NRSpring LakeWausharaNR10.2 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples37 ft✓ Public
NRPine LakeWausharaNRNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples21 ft✓ Public
NRLong Lake PlainfieldWausharaNR5.2 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples14 ft✓ Public
NRPlainfield LakeWausharaNR6.8 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples12 ft✓ Public
NRJohn'S LakeWausharaNR12.5 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples41 ft✓ Public
NRBig Twin LakeWausharaNRNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples13 ft✓ Public
NRUnnamed LakeWausharaNRNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
NRIrogami LakeWausharaNR4 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples5 ft✓ Public
NRWhite River PondWausharaNR9.6 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples29 ft✓ Public
NRWitters LakeWausharaNRNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples17 ft✓ Public
NRCurtis LakeWausharaNRNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples41 ft✓ Public
NRCedar Springs LakeWausharaNRNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
NRNapowan LakeWausharaNRNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples18 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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1 lake · Avg grade A

Washington County

15 lakes · Avg grade B

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12 lakes · Avg grade B

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Forest County

34 lakes · Avg grade B

Menominee County

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See how Waushara County stacks up in the national county water-quality rankings, or browse the full directory of graded lakes across all 39 states and 2 Canadian provinces.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.