Bad River Slough
Ashland County, Wisconsin270 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Wisconsin DNR for this lake.
Bad River Slough in Ashland County, Wisconsin has water-quality measurements published by Wisconsin DNR, shown here as reported. Surface area: 270 acres.
Bad River Slough is a 270-acre lake in Ashland County, Wisconsin.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Wisconsin DNR Surface Water. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Bad River Slough is safe to swim in today is a call for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Bad River Slough
These are the measurements Wisconsin DNR publishes for Bad River Slough, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. TSI undefined.
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Lake Details
Surface area
270 acres
Shoreline
12.5 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Bad River Slough, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Bad River Slough
Where is Bad River Slough?
- Bad River Slough is a lake in Ashland County, Wisconsin. Its water-quality measurements are published by Wisconsin DNR and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Bad River Slough?
- Bad River Slough in Ashland County, Wisconsin has water-quality measurements published by Wisconsin DNR, shown here as reported. Surface area: 270 acres.
Is Bad River Slough safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Bad River Slough come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.