Lake of the Woods Barron Co. at

Lake of the Woods Barron Co. at pulls a D on the LakeGrade rubric — phosphorus loading and limited clarity hold it below the Wisconsin average. The three sub-grades — clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a — track close together, so no single parameter is dragging the average.

A TSI in the eutrophic range signals a lake doing what nutrient-loaded waters do — supporting an active algal community at the cost of clear water. Lake of the Woods Barron Co. at is unusually deep for Wisconsin at 55 ft, which buffers the lake against summer warming and helps the deep water stay oxygenated. The lake is compact at 46 acres, with partial shoreline records and little volume to buffer nutrient inputs. Within the 37 graded lakes of Barron County, Lake of the Woods Barron Co. at sits at rank 29, near the bottom of the county list.

An invasive species record — Chinese Mystery Snail — has been logged at Lake of the Woods Barron Co. at; Wisconsin DNR maintains the official infested-waters list. The fishery is bass-led, with 3 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.