Bills Lake is a lake in Vilas County, Wisconsin. LakeQuality has not rated this lake (UNRATED) — no water-quality sampling on record for this lake.

Bills Lake

Not yet rated

70 acres

Bills Lake in Vilas County, Wisconsin is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Surface area: 70 acres.

Wisconsin DNR lists Panfish as present on Bills Lake. DNR survey details →

Area: 70 acres

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Why Bills Lake has no grade

We grade a lake only when the monitoring record supports a letter: at least three phosphorus or chlorophyll-a samples in the last ten years, scored against EPA National Lakes Assessment thresholds for this lake’s ecoregion. For Bills Lake, no water-quality sampling on record for this lake.

Not Rated is not an F. It is EPA Integrated Reporting Category 3 — insufficient information. The water here may be excellent or poor; nobody has measured enough of it to say. Everything below that has been measured is still reported on this page.

Sampling is run by WI DNR and volunteer programs, and published through the EPA Water Quality Portal. Read the full grading methodology.

Bills Lake is a 70-acre lake in Vilas County, Wisconsin.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Wisconsin DNR Surface Water, last sampled recent years. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

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Swimming Safety

Not rated

Elevated nutrients

Not rated for swimming — there is not enough monitoring data to judge this lake

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Water quality measurements for Bills Lake

These readings exist but are not enough for an A–F grade — see why.

No clarity data. Trophic State Index: undefined.

Metric	Value	Grade
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)	No recent samples
Phosphorus	No recent samples
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)	No recent samples
Trophic State Index (TSI)

Where to stay near Bills Lake

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DNR fisheries survey

Wisconsin DNR lists Panfish as present on Bills Lake.

A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not a water-quality grade. LakeQuality does not assign an A–F grade on Bills Lake — official chemistry is on file, not a letter. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.

WI DNR Lake Profile

Authoritative data from the Wisconsin DNR LakePages. 1 station on file (most recent sample 2019).

Fish Species (DNR-rated)

Panfish(Present)Largemouth Bass(Present)

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Lake Details

Characteristic	Value
Surface Area	70 acres

No bathymetric survey has been published for Bills Lake, so its depth is not documented here.

Fishing Bills Lake

→ Bills Lake fishing regulations (limits, seasons, special rules)

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Frequently asked questions about Bills Lake

Where is Bills Lake?: Bills Lake is a lake in Vilas County, Wisconsin. LakeQuality has not rated this lake (UNRATED) — no water-quality sampling on record for this lake.
What is the water quality grade for Bills Lake?: Bills Lake in Vilas County, Wisconsin is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Surface area: 70 acres.
Is Bills Lake safe to swim in?: Not rated for swimming — there is not enough monitoring data to judge this lake. Bills Lake is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Always check local health department advisories before swimming.
What did the DNR fisheries survey find at Bills Lake?: Wisconsin DNR lists Panfish as present on Bills Lake. A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not a water-quality grade. LakeQuality does not assign an A–F grade on Bills Lake — official chemistry is on file, not a letter. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.