Little Tamarack Flowage Lake

On the LakeGrade scale Little Tamarack Flowage Lake grades a B, with clarity at 8.2 ft and 16 µg/L of phosphorus placing it above the Wisconsin median. Clarity is the limiting factor — phosphorus is reasonable but suspended particles or algal cells keep water transparency below Wisconsin norms.

The lake sits in the mesotrophic zone — the band where most well-managed Wisconsin lakes fall. The lake bottoms out at 16 ft — a moderate depth that supports a warm-water fishery without the year-round cold refuge a deeper basin provides. Little Tamarack Flowage Lake covers 236 acres alongside partial shoreline records — a mid-sized water that supports a working fishery without being so large that conditions diverge between basins. Little Tamarack Flowage Lake ranks 88 of 191 in Vilas County — solidly in the upper half of the local distribution.

Little Tamarack Flowage Lake has no invasive species recorded in Wisconsin state databases as of 2025, though prevention practices still apply at all access points. The fishery is bass-led, with 4 documented species across the lake's records. A documented public access point at Little Tamarack Flowage Lake makes the lake usable for shore fishing, paddle craft, and trailered boats. The grade is based on limited monitoring — fewer than three independent measurement years contribute, so future updates may shift the letter.