Love Lake
Burnett County, Wisconsin207 acresView mapDirections
Wisconsin DNR publishes the water-quality measurements for Love Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 63 ft max depth
- Limited data
Love Lake in Burnett County, Wisconsin has water-quality measurements published by Wisconsin DNR, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 11 ft visibility. Maximum depth: 63 ft. Surface area: 207 acres.
Wisconsin DNR lists Largemouth Bass as common on Love Lake. DNR survey details →
Love Lake is a 207-acre lake in Burnett County, Wisconsin with a maximum depth of 63 feet. Water clarity is declining over recent sampling years. The lake supports 4 documented fish species including Panfish, Largemouth Bass, and Northern Pike.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Wisconsin DNR Surface Water, last sampled 2025-08-01. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Love Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water11 ft of visibility
- Fishing4 species recorded
- Deep water63 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Love 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.
Water quality measurements for Love Lake
These are the measurements Wisconsin DNR publishes for Love Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Good clarity, visible to about 11 ft. TSI 43.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 11ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | No reading The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. | |
| 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. | 43 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Wisconsin DNR lists Largemouth Bass as common on Love Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Love Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 7 years of monitoring is stable. 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. Monitored by volunteers since 1990. 2 stations on file (most recent sample 2025).
Fish Species (DNR-rated)
Lake Details
Max depth
63 ft
Surface area
207 acres
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Fishing Love Lake
Water Quality Trend: Stable
Based on 7 years of monitoring (2020–2026).
Water clarity
Worsening6 years
Phosphorus
Improving-0.34 µg/L/yr7 years
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Frequently asked questions about Love Lake
Where is Love Lake?
- Love 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 Love Lake?
- Love Lake in Burnett County, Wisconsin has water-quality measurements published by Wisconsin DNR, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 11 ft visibility. Maximum depth: 63 ft. Surface area: 207 acres.
Is Love Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Love Lake?
- Love Lake has a maximum depth of 63 feet. The lake covers 207 acres.
What fish are in Love Lake?
- Fish species found in Love Lake include Panfish, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Walleye. Love Lake is located in Burnett County, Wisconsin.
What did the DNR fisheries survey find at Love Lake?
- Wisconsin DNR lists Largemouth Bass as common on Love Lake. A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Love Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 7 years of monitoring is stable. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.
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Where this data comes from
11 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020–2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
WIDNR_WQX11 samples · 2020–2025
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
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.
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