Lake of the Pines

On the LakeGrade scale Lake of the Pines grades a B, with clarity at 8.0 ft and 17 µg/L of phosphorus placing it above the Wisconsin median. The lake's weakest score is on Secchi depth — the water looks more turbid than its phosphorus number alone would predict.

The lake sits in the mesotrophic zone — the band where most well-managed Wisconsin lakes fall. The lake's maximum depth is not yet documented in state morphometric records — context for its physical structure remains limited. The lake's surface area is not consistently recorded across state datasets — physical context remains partial. Within Sawyer County's 50 graded lakes, Lake of the Pines ranks 28 — below the local median, though not at the bottom.

No invasive species are currently listed at Lake of the Pines — the lake remains off the Wisconsin infested-waters roster. The state fisheries records do not list documented species for Lake of the Pines, which usually reflects a lack of formal fisheries survey work rather than an empty lake. Monitoring depth is thin here: the LakeGrade rubric is applied to a small number of sample years, and the grade will be revised as more data accumulates.