Fireside Lakes
Rusk County, Wisconsin211 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Wisconsin DNR for this lake.
- Curly-Leaf Pondweed
- 36 ft max depth
- Public access
- Limited data
Fireside Lakes in Rusk County, Wisconsin has water-quality measurements published by Wisconsin DNR, shown here as reported. Surface area: 211 acres.
Fireside Lakes is a 211-acre lake in Rusk County, Wisconsin with an estimated average depth of about 36 feet. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Wisconsin DNR Surface Water, last sampled 2026-04-21. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Fireside Lakes is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch1 documented ramp
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Fireside Lakes 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 Fireside Lakes
These are the measurements Wisconsin DNR publishes for Fireside Lakes, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data.
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Lake Details
Max depth
~36 ft est.
Surface area
211 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by Wisconsin DNR
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Wisconsin has not published bathymetry for Fireside Lakes.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
45 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
3.5 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
1,050 ft
Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.
Recreation & Access
- Fireside LakesPublic
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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Invasive & Introduced Species
Red chips are ecologically harmful invasive species. Gray chips are stocked or introduced fish that aren't a current ecological concern.
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Frequently asked questions about Fireside Lakes
Where is Fireside Lakes?
- Fireside Lakes is a lake in Rusk County, Wisconsin. Its water-quality measurements are published by Wisconsin DNR and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Fireside Lakes?
- Fireside Lakes in Rusk County, Wisconsin has water-quality measurements published by Wisconsin DNR, shown here as reported. Surface area: 211 acres.
Is Fireside Lakes safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Fireside Lakes?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Fireside Lakes, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 36 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate. The lake covers 211 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Fireside Lakes?
- Fireside Lakes has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Fireside Lakes. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Fireside Lakes?
- Fireside Lakes has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Wisconsin's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
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Where this data comes from
4 measurements from 2 monitoring stations, 2026. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
WIDNR_WQX4 samples · 2026
Analytical methods
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
Monitoring station identifiers (2)
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
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)
Fish and recreation data from Wisconsin DNR Lakes
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory