White Lake

The LakeGrade rubric puts White Lake at a C: clarity at 5.3 ft, 33 µg/L of phosphorus, and a TSI of 54 signal an intermediate trophic state. The two scored sub-grades — clarity and phosphorus — track close together, so neither one is dragging the average down.

At a TSI of 54, White Lake reads as eutrophic — nutrient-rich enough that summer algal growth and reduced clarity are expected, not unusual. At only 11 ft deep, White Lake is shallow — wind keeps the water column mixed and sediment resuspension drives phosphorus levels harder to manage. The lake's 163 acres and partial shoreline records put it in the mid-range bucket — large enough for varied use, small enough that watershed inputs reach the whole basin. White Lake sits at rank 20 of 27 in Shawano County, in the lower half of the local distribution.

An invasive species record — Purple Loosestrife — has been logged at White Lake; Wisconsin DNR maintains the official infested-waters list. 2 fish species are documented at White Lake, a mixed warm-water community typical for Wisconsin lakes of this size. 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.