Round Lake

On the LakeGrade scale Round Lake grades a B, with clarity at 8.4 ft and 18 µg/L of phosphorus placing it above the Wisconsin median. The lake's weakest score is on Secchi depth — the water looks more turbid than its phosphorus number alone would predict.

The lake sits in the mesotrophic zone — the band where most well-managed Wisconsin lakes fall. A maximum depth of 18 ft puts Round Lake in the middle of Wisconsin's depth distribution. Round Lake covers 216 acres alongside partial shoreline records — a mid-sized water that supports a working fishery without being so large that conditions diverge between basins. Round Lake ranks 5 of 15 in Chippewa County — solidly in the upper half of the local distribution.

No invasive species are currently listed at Round Lake — the lake remains off the Wisconsin infested-waters roster. The fishery includes walleye alongside the lake's other 5 documented species — a notable draw for Wisconsin anglers. A documented public access point at Round 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.