Cunard Lake

On the LakeGrade scale Cunard Lake grades a B, with clarity at 12.0 ft and phosphorus readings still being added placing it above the Wisconsin median. Clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a all rate similarly, so there is no obvious single lever to pull on watershed management.

The lake sits in the mesotrophic zone — the band where most well-managed Wisconsin lakes fall. Cunard Lake reaches 23 ft at its deepest point — typical for Wisconsin mid-sized lakes, with seasonal stratification but limited cold-water refuge. The lake is compact at 44 acres, with partial shoreline records and little volume to buffer nutrient inputs. Cunard Lake ranks 57 of 134 in Oneida County — solidly in the upper half of the local distribution.

An invasive species record — Chinese Mystery Snail — has been logged at Cunard Lake; Wisconsin DNR maintains the official infested-waters list. Walleye are documented at Cunard 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.