Gilmore Lake

Gilmore Lake earns a C — middle-of-the-pack water quality, with one or two parameters dragging the average down from a stronger grade. The three sub-grades — clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a — track close together, so no single parameter is dragging the average.

A TSI near 46 places Gilmore Lake in the mesotrophic band — moderate productivity, with seasonal swings between clearer spring water and richer late-summer conditions. A maximum depth of 24 ft puts Gilmore Lake in the middle of Wisconsin's depth distribution. At 314 acres, Gilmore Lake fits the Wisconsin median for monitored lakes, with partial shoreline records. Within Oneida County's 134 graded lakes, Gilmore Lake ranks 84 — below the local median, though not at the bottom.

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