Round Lake

Round Lake earns an A — water clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a all rate among the best monitored waters in Chippewa County. Clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a all rate similarly, so there is no obvious single lever to pull on watershed management.

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. Among the 16 graded lakes in Chippewa County, Round Lake ranks 3 — in the top quartile locally.

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.