Where is Little Wood Lake?

Little Wood Lake is a lake in Burnett County, Wisconsin. Its water-quality measurements are published by Wisconsin DNR and shown on this page as reported.

How deep is Little Wood Lake?

Little Wood Lake has a maximum depth of 23 feet. The lake covers 196 acres.

What fish are in Little Wood Lake?

Fish species found in Little Wood Lake include Panfish, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike. Little Wood Lake is located in Burnett County, Wisconsin.

Are there boat ramps on Little Wood Lake?

Little Wood Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Little Wood Lake. Public access is listed as yes.

Can I fish at Little Wood Lake?

Little Wood Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Wisconsin's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.

Little Wood Lake

Burnett County, Wisconsin196 acresView map Directions

Wisconsin DNR publishes the water-quality measurements for Little Wood Lake. Here is what has been measured.

Phosphorus

26.1 µg/L

Typical for Wisconsin

Measured by Wisconsin DNR

Max depth

23 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

196 acres

Surface area

Type

Eutrophic

Trophic class

Eutrophic
Curly-Leaf Pondweed
23 ft max depth
Public access

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Little Wood Lake in Burnett County, Wisconsin has water-quality measurements published by Wisconsin DNR, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 26.1 µg/L. Maximum depth: 23 ft. Surface area: 196 acres.

Wisconsin DNR rates Northern Pike as abundant on Little Wood Lake. DNR survey details →

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Little Wood Lake is a 196-acre productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Burnett County, Wisconsin with a maximum depth of 23 feet. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years. The lake supports 3 documented fish species including Panfish, Largemouth Bass, and Northern Pike. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing. Compared to the 29 other monitored lakes in Burnett County, Little Wood Lake ranks #26 for water quality.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Wisconsin DNR Surface Water, last sampled 2023-09-02. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Little Wood Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Boat launch1 documented ramp
Fishing3 species recorded

Swimming conditions

Readings only

Moderate algae

Based on clarity and algae readings from past sampling — there is no live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Little Wood Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Little Wood Lake

These are the measurements Wisconsin DNR publishes for Little Wood Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

No clarity data. Phosphorus 26.1 µg/L. TSI 51.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)		No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	26.1µg/L	Fair GoodFairPoor
Chlorophyll-a (algae)		No reading The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water.
Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a.	51	Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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DNR fisheries survey

Wisconsin DNR rates Northern Pike as abundant on Little Wood Lake.

A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Little Wood Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 3 years of monitoring is improving. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.

WI DNR Lake Profile

Authoritative data from the Wisconsin DNR LakePages. 1 station on file (most recent sample 2023).

Fish Species (DNR-rated)

Northern Pike(Abundant)Largemouth Bass(Common)Panfish(Present)

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Lake Details

Max depth

23 ft

Surface area

196 acres

Public access

Yes

Listed by Wisconsin DNR

Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area

50 sq mi

HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS

Shoreline

3.1 mi

HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS

Elevation

925 ft

Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS).

Recreation & Access

Boat Landings

Yes

Public Access

Little Wood LakePublic

Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps

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Fish Species

Panfish Largemouth Bass Northern Pike

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Invasive & Introduced Species

Red chips are ecologically harmful invasive species. Gray chips are stocked or introduced fish that aren't a current ecological concern.

Chinese Mystery SnailCurly-Leaf Pondweed

Water quality readings over time

3 seasons of samples on record (2020–2023). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.

Phosphorus
Improving
-2.04 µg/L/yr3 years

Nearby Lakes in Burnett County

Silver Lake—View →Spirit Lake5.5 ft clear—View →Hunters Lake—View →Wood Lake5.5 ft clear · Eutrophic—View →Rice Lake—View →Mud Hen Lake11 ft clear · Mesotrophic—View →

Frequently asked questions about Little Wood Lake

Where is Little Wood Lake?: Little Wood Lake is a lake in Burnett County, Wisconsin. Its water-quality measurements are published by Wisconsin DNR and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Little Wood Lake?: Little Wood Lake in Burnett County, Wisconsin has water-quality measurements published by Wisconsin DNR, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 26.1 µg/L. Maximum depth: 23 ft. Surface area: 196 acres.
Is Little Wood Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Little Wood Lake?: Little Wood Lake has a maximum depth of 23 feet. The lake covers 196 acres.
What fish are in Little Wood Lake?: Fish species found in Little Wood Lake include Panfish, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike. Little Wood Lake is located in Burnett County, Wisconsin.
What did the DNR fisheries survey find at Little Wood Lake?: Wisconsin DNR rates Northern Pike as abundant on Little Wood Lake. A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Little Wood Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 3 years of monitoring is improving. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.
Are there boat ramps on Little Wood Lake?: Little Wood Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Little Wood Lake. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Little Wood Lake?: Little Wood Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Wisconsin's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.

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Where this data comes from

10 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020–2023. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

Wisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesWIDNR_WQX10 samples · 2020–2023

Analytical methods

Phosphorus by Colorimetry

Monitoring station identifiers (1)

WIDNR_WQX-073049

EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.

Other records on this page

Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)

Fish and recreation data from Wisconsin DNR Lakes

Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory