Where is Range Line Lake?

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

How deep is Range Line Lake?

Range Line Lake has a maximum depth of 13 feet. The lake covers 61 acres.

What fish are in Range Line Lake?

Fish species found in Range Line Lake include Panfish, Largemouth Bass. Range Line Lake is located in Vilas County, Wisconsin.

Range Line Lake

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

Clarity

7.6 ft

Typical for Wisconsin

Secchi · sampled 2024

Max depth

13 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

61 acres

Surface area

Trend

Improving

7 years of samples

13 ft max depth
Limited data

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Range Line Lake in Vilas County, Wisconsin has water-quality measurements published by Wisconsin DNR, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 7.6 ft visibility. Maximum depth: 13 ft. Surface area: 61 acres.

Wisconsin DNR lists Panfish as present on Range Line Lake. DNR survey details →

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Range Line Lake is a 61-acre lake in Vilas County, Wisconsin with a maximum depth of 13 feet. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years. The lake supports 2 documented fish species including Panfish and Largemouth Bass.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Wisconsin DNR Surface Water, last sampled 2024-09-16. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

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Water quality measurements for Range Line Lake

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

Moderate clarity, visible to about 7.6 ft. TSI 48.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	7.6ft	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.	48	Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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DNR fisheries survey

Wisconsin DNR lists Panfish as present on Range Line Lake.

A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Range Line Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 7 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 2024).

Fish Species (DNR-rated)

Panfish(Present)Largemouth Bass(Present)

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Lake Details

Max depth

13 ft

Surface area

61 acres

Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area

0 sq mi

HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS

Shoreline

1.3 mi

HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS

Elevation

1,644 ft

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

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Fish Species

Panfish Largemouth Bass

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Water Quality Trend: Improving

Based on 7 years of monitoring (2020–2026).

Water clarity
Improving
7 years

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Frequently asked questions about Range Line Lake

Where is Range Line Lake?: Range Line Lake is a lake in Vilas County, Wisconsin. Its water-quality measurements are published by Wisconsin DNR and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Range Line Lake?: Range Line Lake in Vilas County, Wisconsin has water-quality measurements published by Wisconsin DNR, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 7.6 ft visibility. Maximum depth: 13 ft. Surface area: 61 acres.
Is Range Line Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Range Line Lake?: Range Line Lake has a maximum depth of 13 feet. The lake covers 61 acres.
What fish are in Range Line Lake?: Fish species found in Range Line Lake include Panfish, Largemouth Bass. Range Line Lake is located in Vilas County, Wisconsin.
What did the DNR fisheries survey find at Range Line Lake?: Wisconsin DNR lists Panfish as present on Range Line Lake. A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Range Line Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 7 years of monitoring is improving. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.

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Where this data comes from

6 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2024. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

Wisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesWIDNR_WQX6 samples · 2024

Monitoring station identifiers (1)

WIDNR_WQX-643097

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.