Bass Lake

On the LakeGrade rubric, Bass Lake pulls an A: clarity at 28.9 ft and 13 µg/L of phosphorus put it in the top bracket for Wisconsin. Sub-grades cluster within a single letter of each other, which usually means the lake is in stable trophic balance rather than fighting one specific stressor.

A TSI value of 35 puts Bass Lake in the oligotrophic range, where biological productivity stays low and the water column remains clear. Bass Lake reaches 46 ft at its deepest point — typical for Wisconsin mid-sized lakes, with seasonal stratification but limited cold-water refuge. The lake is compact at 84 acres, with partial shoreline records and little volume to buffer nutrient inputs. Bass Lake ranks 1 of 26 in Price County, putting it in the upper tier of locally monitored lakes.

No invasive species are currently listed at Bass Lake — the lake remains off the Wisconsin infested-waters roster. Walleye are documented at Bass Lake, one of 5 fish species on record for the lake. Public access is available — the lake is on the Wisconsin DNR public-access list. Monitoring depth is thin here: the LakeGrade rubric is applied to a small number of sample years, and the grade will be revised as more data accumulates.