Booth Lake

On the LakeGrade rubric, Booth Lake pulls an A: clarity at 32.8 ft and phosphorus readings still being added put it in the top bracket for Wisconsin. The three sub-grades — clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a — track close together, so no single parameter is dragging the average.

Trophically, Booth Lake reads as oligotrophic — nutrient-poor, clear, and ecologically more sensitive to disturbance than richer lakes. A maximum depth of 34 ft puts Booth Lake in the middle of Wisconsin's depth distribution. Booth Lake covers 204 acres alongside partial shoreline records — a mid-sized water that supports a working fishery without being so large that conditions diverge between basins. Among the 140 graded lakes in Oneida County, Booth Lake ranks 15 — in the top quartile locally.

An invasive species record — Chinese Mystery Snail — has been logged at Booth Lake; Wisconsin DNR maintains the official infested-waters list. Walleye are documented at Booth 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. The grade is based on limited monitoring — fewer than three independent measurement years contribute, so future updates may shift the letter.