Best Lakes for Boating Near Eau Claire
Wisconsin
30 boating lakes within driving distance of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, ranked by water quality and boating-specific filters. Filtered for at least 100 acres and public access. The largest lakes with boat-worthy water are listed first.
Eau Claire sits in a lake-rich part of the upper Midwest: 30 graded lakes within reach, average grade C. Long Lake (B) leads the cluster.
Filtered for boating, the nearby-lake list narrows further. boating-specific signals — fish species, public access, depth profile, motor-boat congestion — interact with the letter grade in different ways depending on the use case.
| # | Lake | County | Grade | Distance | Clarity | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Long Lake | Chippewa | B | 30.5 mi | 13.1 ft | 101 ft |
| 2 | Round Lake | Chippewa | B | 30.7 mi | 8.4 ft | 18 ft |
| 3 | Bass Lake | Barron | B | 33.8 mi | 10 ft | 14 ft |
| 4 | Island Lake | Rusk | B | 35.6 mi | 7.7 ft | 54 ft |
| 5 | Big Moon Lake at | Barron | B | 47.4 mi | 10 ft | 48 ft |
| 6 | Loon Lake | Chippewa | C | 30.3 mi | 4.9 ft | 9 ft |
| 7 | Nugget Lake | Pierce | C | 36.5 mi | 7.5 ft | - |
| 8 | Amacoy Lake | Rusk | C | 41.4 mi | 4.5 ft | 20 ft |
| 9 | Poskin Lake | Barron | C | 48.5 mi | 4 ft | 30 ft |
| 10 | Rice Lake | Barron | C | 49.2 mi | 4.1 ft | 19 ft |
| 11 | Altoona Lake | Eau Claire | D | 3.6 mi | 3 ft | 25 ft |
| 12 | Lake Wissota | Chippewa | D | 12.9 mi | 3.5 ft | 64.4 ft |
| 13 | Eau Claire Lake | Eau Claire | D | 19.1 mi | 2.8 ft | 25 ft |
| 14 | Tainter Lake | Dunn | D | 21.1 mi | 3.7 ft | 37 ft |
| 15 | Lake Menomin | Dunn | D | 21.3 mi | 3.1 ft | 34 ft |
| 16 | Lake Eau Galle | Dunn | D | 26.5 mi | 3 ft | - |
| 17 | Holcombe Flowage Lake | Chippewa | D | 35.7 mi | 3.7 ft | - |
| 18 | Lake Montanis | Barron | D | 47.1 mi | 2 ft | 14 ft |
| 19 | Chequamegon Waters Flowage Lake | Taylor | D | 47.7 mi | 2.5 ft | 22 ft |
| 20 | Lower Turtle Lake | Barron | D | 49.1 mi | 4 ft | 24 ft |
| 21 | Magnor Lake | Polk | D | 49.4 mi | 3.7 ft | 26 ft |
| 22 | Dells Pond | Eau Claire | NR | 1.4 mi | - | - |
| 23 | Moon Bay Lake | Chippewa | NR | 14.5 mi | 3.7 ft | 64.4 ft |
| 24 | Old Abe Lake | Chippewa | NR | 21.4 mi | - | - |
| 25 | Cornell Lake | Chippewa | NR | 22.6 mi | - | - |
| 26 | Marsh-Miller Lake | Chippewa | NR | 24.3 mi | - | - |
| 27 | Lake Eau Galle | Dunn | NR | 26.3 mi | - | - |
| 28 | Pike Lake | Chippewa | NR | 27.6 mi | - | - |
| 29 | Silver Birch Lake | Pepin | NR | 29.9 mi | - | - |
| 30 | Chain Lake | Chippewa | NR | 33 mi | 8.2 ft | 74 ft |
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