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Waushara County Lake Quality

Wisconsin, 40 lakes, measured by Wisconsin DNR

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. 16 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 Waushara County carry favourable nutrient and algae readings for Wisconsin.

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

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Fishing in Waushara County

Waushara County Fishing Guide

Fish species and the cleanest 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

40 lakes · 16 ranked on readings, 24 without enough sampling16 lakes ranked on readings · 24 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicMax DepthAccess
1Silver LakeWaushara14.8 ft14.7 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples56 ft✓ Public
2Silver LakeWaushara10.2 ft14.9 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples50 ft✓ Public
3Kusel LakeWaushara11.5 ft16.2 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples29 ft✓ Public
4Marl LakeWaushara12 ft15.6 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples35 ft✓ Public
5Long LakeWaushara14.5 ft11.7 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples71 ft✓ Public
6Pleasant LakeWaushara11.5 ft11.9 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples24 ft✓ Public
7Lake MorrisWaushara11 ft17.4 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples40 ft✓ Public
8Little Hills LakeWaushara14 ft12.2 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples20 ft✓ Public
9Gilbert LakeWaushara12 ft11.9 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples65 ft✓ Public
10Porters LakeWaushara11.3 ft12 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples16 ft✓ Public
11Pearl LakeWaushara19 ft10.8 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples45 ft✓ Public
12Wilson LakeWaushara6.2 ft19.1 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples12 ft✓ Public
13Pine LakeWaushara10.2 ft16.5 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples48 ft✓ Public
14White River Flowage LakeWaushara9.3 ft17.9 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples20 ft✓ Public
15Big Hills LakeWaushara8.4 ft16.6 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
16Alpine LakeWausharaNo recent samples22.7 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples18 ft✓ Public
Round LakeWaushara12.5 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples19 ft✓ Public
Bughs LakeWaushara12 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples18 ft✓ Public
Fish LakeWausharaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples37 ft✓ Public
Spring LakeWaushara10.2 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples37 ft✓ Public
Pine LakeWausharaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples21 ft✓ Public
Long Lake PlainfieldWaushara5.2 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples14 ft✓ Public
Plainfield LakeWaushara6.8 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples12 ft✓ Public
John'S LakeWaushara12.5 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples41 ft✓ Public
Big Twin LakeWausharaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples13 ft✓ Public
Unnamed LakeWausharaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Irogami LakeWaushara4 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples5 ft✓ Public
White River PondWaushara9.6 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples29 ft✓ Public
Witters LakeWausharaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples17 ft✓ Public
Curtis LakeWausharaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples41 ft✓ Public
Cedar Springs LakeWausharaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Napowan LakeWausharaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples18 ft✓ Public
Goose LakeWausharaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Sand LakeWausharaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples9 ftNot recorded
Lake HuronWausharaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples46 ft✓ Public
Hills LakeWausharaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples22 ftNot recorded
Norwegian LakeWausharaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples43 ftNot recorded
Wautoma PondWausharaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples12 ftNot recorded
Lake LucerneWausharaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples33 ft✓ Public
Mill PondWausharaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples5 ftNot recorded

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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