Best Lakes Near Eau Claire, WI, 50 Lakes Within 50 Miles

50 lakes within 50 miles of Eau Claire have nutrient and algae readings on record. Two Island Lake in Chippewa County leads the set on measured water quality, with about 15.3 ft of clarity. 45 of the 50 have a recorded public access point.

Within reasonable driving distance of Eau Claire sit 50 measured lakes, a lake-dense area that gives residents real choice on any given weekend.

The lakes below are sorted on measured water quality. If you have a specific activity in mind, swimming, kayaking, ice-fishing, family-fishing, the activity-specific sub-pages will filter further.

Lakes Within 50 mi

With Clarity Readings

With Fish Data

Public Access

Lake	Distance	County	Clarity	Depth	Fish
Two Island Lake	29.8 mi	Chippewa	15.3 ft	38 ft	2
Long Lake	30.5 mi	Chippewa	13.1 ft	101 ft	6
Round Lake	30.7 mi	Chippewa	8.4 ft	18 ft	5
Axhandle Lake	32.3 mi	Chippewa	10.2 ft	72.5 ft	3
Bass Lake	33.8 mi	Barron	10 ft	14 ft	3
Clear Lake	33.8 mi	Rusk	13.7 ft	74 ft	6
Island Lake	35.6 mi	Rusk	7.7 ft	54 ft	6
Big Moon Lake at	47.4 mi	Barron	10 ft	48 ft	5
Unnamed Lake	48.9 mi	Polk	5 ft	-	0
Clear Lake	49.3 mi	Polk	15.5 ft	26 ft	4
Loon Lake	30.3 mi	Chippewa	4.9 ft	9 ft	2
Nugget Lake	36.5 mi	Pierce	7.5 ft	-	0
Amacoy Lake	41.4 mi	Rusk	4.5 ft	20 ft	7
Moon Lake	46.8 mi	Barron	—	5 ft	2
Poskin Lake	48.5 mi	Barron	4 ft	30 ft	4
Camelia Lake	49 mi	Polk	6 ft	6 ft	3
Rice Lake	49.2 mi	Barron	4.1 ft	19 ft	5
Altoona Lake	3.6 mi	Eau Claire	3 ft	25 ft	4
Lake Wissota	12.9 mi	Chippewa	3.5 ft	64.4 ft	8
Eau Claire Lake	19.1 mi	Eau Claire	2.8 ft	25 ft	5
Tainter Lake	21.1 mi	Dunn	3.7 ft	37 ft	5
Lake Menomin	21.3 mi	Dunn	3.1 ft	34 ft	5
Lake Eau Galle	26.5 mi	Dunn	3 ft	-	0
Holcombe Flowage Lake	35.7 mi	Chippewa	3.7 ft	-	0
Lake Montanis	47.1 mi	Barron	2 ft	14 ft	4
Chequamegon Waters Flowage Lake	47.7 mi	Taylor	2.5 ft	22 ft	3
Lower Turtle Lake	49.1 mi	Barron	4 ft	24 ft	4
Magnor Lake	49.4 mi	Polk	3.7 ft	26 ft	4
Hallie Lake	5.3 mi	Chippewa	—	13 ft	4
Moon Bay Lake	14.5 mi	Chippewa	3.7 ft	64.4 ft	8
Beaver Lake	25.4 mi	Chippewa	—	17 ft	2
Unnamed Lake	25.9 mi	Chippewa	1.9 ft	-	0
Fairchild Pond	31.1 mi	Eau Claire	—	-	0
Calkins Lake	31.6 mi	Chippewa	—	29 ft	3
Chain Lake	33 mi	Chippewa	8.2 ft	74 ft	6
Jacks Lake	33 mi	Chippewa	8 ft	55 ft	2
Unnamed Rusk Co -Deep Hole Lake	34.2 mi	Rusk	5.7 ft	16 ft	0
Mccann Lake	34.3 mi	Rusk	5.7 ft	38 ft	6
Tenmile Lake	34.4 mi	Barron	2 ft	12 ft	5
Sand Lake	34.5 mi	Rusk	15.3 ft	100 ft	5
Potato Lake	35.1 mi	Rusk	3 ft	-	0
Fireside Lakes	35.9 mi	Rusk	—	-	0
Prairie Lake	36.5 mi	Barron	2 ft	16 ft	5
Mead Lake Nb Test Site	36.6 mi	Clark	2 ft	16 ft	5
Pokegama Lake	36.8 mi	Barron	4.5 ft	19 ft	5
Pulaski Lake	37.6 mi	Rusk	9.5 ft	40 ft	6
Mud Lake	38.5 mi	Barron	2.3 ft	15 ft	5
Two Bear Lake	38.8 mi	Rusk	—	35 ft	3
Robinson Lake	39.1 mi	Wabasha	5.9 ft	-	0
Pepin Lake	43.1 mi	Pepin	3 ft	60 ft	47

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Cleanest Lakes Near Eau Claire

Two Island Lake

29.8 mi · Chippewa County · 15.3 ft clarity

Long Lake

30.5 mi · Chippewa County · 13.1 ft clarity

Round Lake

30.7 mi · Chippewa County · 8.4 ft clarity

Axhandle Lake

32.3 mi · Chippewa County · 10.2 ft clarity

Bass Lake

33.8 mi · Barron County · 10 ft clarity

Clear Lake

33.8 mi · Rusk County · 13.7 ft clarity

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many lakes are near Eau Claire?

There are 50 lakes with water-quality readings on record within 50 miles of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. 45 of them have a recorded public access point and 43 have a clarity reading.

What are the best lakes near Eau Claire for fishing?

40 lakes near Eau Claire have documented fish species data. The best fishing lakes combine favourable water-quality readings with diverse fish populations. 22 lakes within 50 miles have 5 or more documented fish species.

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