Fairchild Pond
Eau Claire County, Wisconsin18 acresView mapDirections
Wisconsin DNR publishes the water-quality measurements for Fairchild Pond. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
Fairchild Pond in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin has water-quality measurements published by Wisconsin DNR, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 30.4 µg/L. Surface area: 18 acres.
Fairchild Pond is a 18-acre lake in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Wisconsin DNR Surface Water, last sampled 2020-09-10. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Fairchild Pond 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.
Water quality measurements for Fairchild Pond
These are the measurements Wisconsin DNR publishes for Fairchild Pond, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. Phosphorus 30.4 µg/L. TSI 53.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. | |
| Total phosphorus | 30.4µg/L | Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | No reading The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water. | |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 53 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
18 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Fairchild Pond, so its depth is not documented here.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Fairchild Pond is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Fairchild (completed 1955), built primarily for recreation on the Schoolhouse Creek; gravity-type dam, 9 ft tall and 100 ft long.
- Surface area
- 18 ac
- Normal storage
- 58 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 80 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 12 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Low
- Owner
- Village of Fairchild
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID WI01073 · Operator website
Regulated Pollution Sources Nearby
1 EPA-permitted facility operate within about 5 miles of Fairchild Pond under Clean Water Act (NPDES) discharge permits. 1 facility has a reported Clean Water Act violation in the past three years.
- Fairchild Wastewater Treatment FacFairchild · 1.3 mi away · NPDES WI0036200Recent violation
Facilities permitted to discharge under the Clean Water Act within ~5 miles; proximity does not by itself mean a facility affects this lake. Source: EPA ECHO (ICIS-NPDES), as of 2026-07.
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Frequently asked questions about Fairchild Pond
Where is Fairchild Pond?
- Fairchild Pond is a lake in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. Its water-quality measurements are published by Wisconsin DNR and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Fairchild Pond?
- Fairchild Pond in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin has water-quality measurements published by Wisconsin DNR, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 30.4 µg/L. Surface area: 18 acres.
Is Fairchild Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
2 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
WIDNR_WQX2 samples · 2020
Analytical methods
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.
Other records on this page
Regulated discharger data from EPA ECHO (ICIS-NPDES)