Pixley Flowage Lake
Price County, Wisconsin182 acresView mapDirections
Wisconsin DNR publishes the water-quality measurements for Pixley Flowage Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Impaired · Mercury
- 23 ft max depth
- Public access
- Limited data
Pixley Flowage Lake in Price County, Wisconsin has water-quality measurements published by Wisconsin DNR, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.8 ft visibility. Maximum depth: 23 ft. Surface area: 182 acres.
Wisconsin DNR rates Panfish as abundant on Pixley Flowage Lake. DNR survey details →
Pixley Flowage Lake is a 182-acre lake in Price County, Wisconsin with a maximum depth of 23 feet. The lake supports 5 documented fish species including Musky, Panfish, and Northern Pike. Public access is available.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Wisconsin DNR Surface Water, last sampled 2020-08-12. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Pixley Flowage Lake covers about 180 acres in Price County. If you are planning to stay, you can search lake houses and cabins around Pixley Flowage Lake on Vrbo, or look for a hotel room near the lake on Booking.com or Expedia.
What Pixley Flowage Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Fishing5 species recorded
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Pixley Flowage Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Pixley Flowage 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 Pixley Flowage Lake
These are the measurements Wisconsin DNR publishes for Pixley Flowage Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Very murky, less than 2.8 ft of visibility. TSI 63.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 2.8ft | 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. | 63 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Wisconsin DNR rates Panfish as abundant on Pixley Flowage Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Pixley Flowage Lake’s water-quality measurements separately. 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. 3 stations on file (most recent sample 2020).
Fish Species (DNR-rated)
Lake Details
Max depth
23 ft
Surface area
182 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by Wisconsin DNR
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
720 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
6.2 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
1,447 ft
Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS).
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Pixley Flowage Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Pixley (completed 1918), built primarily for hydroelectric on the North Fork Flambeau; gravity-type dam, 21 ft tall and 977 ft long.
- Surface area
- 193 ac
- Normal storage
- 1,757 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 1,757 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 783 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- Flambeau Hydro, Llc
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID WI00787 · Operator website
EPA Impairment Status
Pixley Flowage Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit WI10003677 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Pixley Flowage Lake
Where is Pixley Flowage Lake?
- Pixley Flowage Lake is a lake in Price County, Wisconsin. Its water-quality measurements are published by Wisconsin DNR and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Pixley Flowage Lake?
- Pixley Flowage Lake in Price County, Wisconsin has water-quality measurements published by Wisconsin DNR, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.8 ft visibility. Maximum depth: 23 ft. Surface area: 182 acres.
Is Pixley Flowage Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Pixley Flowage Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Pixley Flowage Lake?
- Pixley Flowage Lake has a maximum depth of 23 feet. The lake covers 182 acres.
What fish are in Pixley Flowage Lake?
- Fish species found in Pixley Flowage Lake include Musky, Panfish, Northern Pike, Walleye, Sturgeon. Pixley Flowage Lake is located in Price County, Wisconsin.
What did the DNR fisheries survey find at Pixley Flowage Lake?
- Wisconsin DNR rates Panfish as abundant on Pixley Flowage Lake. A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Pixley Flowage Lake’s water-quality measurements separately. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.
Can I fish at Pixley Flowage Lake?
- Public access to Pixley Flowage Lake is listed as yes on the lake record. 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
3 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
WIDNR_WQX3 samples · 2020
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.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)
Fish and recreation data from Wisconsin DNR Lakes