Big Lake is a lake in Shawano County, Wisconsin. Its water-quality measurements are published by Wisconsin DNR and shown on this page as reported.

How deep is Big Lake?

Big Lake has a maximum depth of 40 feet. The lake covers 63 acres.

Big Lake

Shawano County, Wisconsin63 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Wisconsin DNR for this lake.

Max depth

40 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

63 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.9 mi

Measured length

40 ft max depth

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Big Lake in Shawano County, Wisconsin has water-quality measurements published by Wisconsin DNR, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 40 ft. Surface area: 63 acres.

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Big Lake is a 63-acre lake in Shawano County, Wisconsin with a maximum depth of 40 feet.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Wisconsin DNR Surface Water. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Big Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Deep water40 ft surveyed max depth

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Big Lake 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.

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Water quality measurements for Big Lake

These are the measurements Wisconsin DNR publishes for Big Lake, 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

Max depth

40 ft

Surface area

63 acres

Shoreline

1.9 mi

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Nearby Lakes in Shawano County

Big Lake8 ft clear · Mesotrophic0.2 miView →Island Lake0.7 miView →Beauleau Lake9.5 ft clear1.2 miView →Bealeau Lake11.5 ft clear · Mesotrophic1.3 miView →Koonz Lake10.8 ft clear · Mesotrophic1.2 miView →Mission Lake17.5 ft clear · Oligotrophic3.5 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Big Lake

Where is Big Lake?: Big Lake is a lake in Shawano County, Wisconsin. Its water-quality measurements are published by Wisconsin DNR and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Big Lake?: Big Lake in Shawano County, Wisconsin has water-quality measurements published by Wisconsin DNR, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 40 ft. Surface area: 63 acres.
Is Big Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Big Lake?: Big Lake has a maximum depth of 40 feet. The lake covers 63 acres.