Hill Lake

On the LakeGrade rubric, Hill Lake pulls an A: clarity at 39.4 ft and phosphorus readings still being added put it in the top bracket for Wisconsin. Clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a all rate similarly, so there is no obvious single lever to pull on watershed management.

The lake's low TSI puts it in oligotrophic territory — the cleanest of the four trophic classes, but also the most vulnerable to nutrient-driven shifts. A maximum depth of 40 ft puts Hill Lake in the middle of Wisconsin's depth distribution. The lake is compact at 33 acres, with partial shoreline records and little volume to buffer nutrient inputs. Among the 140 graded lakes in Oneida County, Hill Lake sits at rank 65, above the county median.

No invasive species are currently listed at Hill Lake — the lake remains off the Wisconsin infested-waters roster. The fishery is bass-led, with 4 documented species across the lake's records. The grade is based on limited monitoring — fewer than three independent measurement years contribute, so future updates may shift the letter.