Reynard Lake

On the LakeGrade rubric, Reynard Lake pulls an A: clarity at 33.6 ft and 5 µg/L of phosphorus put it in the top bracket for Wisconsin. The three sub-grades — clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a — track close together, so no single parameter is dragging the average.

A TSI value of 27 puts Reynard Lake in the oligotrophic range, where biological productivity stays low and the water column remains clear. Reynard Lake is unusually deep for Wisconsin at 55 ft, which buffers the lake against summer warming and helps the deep water stay oxygenated. At 33 acres, Reynard Lake sits below the Wisconsin median: a small water where shoreline activity has an outsized effect on water quality. Reynard Lake sits at rank 34 of 55 in Bayfield County, in the lower half of the local distribution.

No invasive species are currently listed at Reynard Lake — the lake remains off the Wisconsin infested-waters roster. The fishery is bass-led, with 2 documented species across the lake's records. A documented public access point at Reynard Lake makes the lake usable for shore fishing, paddle craft, and trailered boats. Monitoring depth is thin here: the LakeGrade rubric is applied to a small number of sample years, and the grade will be revised as more data accumulates.