Hayward Lakes, 146 Lakes | Water Quality & Fishing

Reviewed by LakeQuality Editorial Team · Updated Aug 2, 2026

146

Lakes

125

With Fish Data

Lake	County	Clarity	Depth	Fish
Lac Courte Oreilles Lake	Sawyer	12.2 ft	90 ft	6
Whitefish Lake	Sawyer	13.5 ft	105 ft	7
Round Lake	Sawyer	21.1 ft	74 ft	6
Indian Lake	Sawyer	6.5 ft	9 ft	3
Little Lac Courte Oreilles Lake	Sawyer	12 ft	46 ft	6
Christner Lake	Sawyer	12 ft	16 ft	2
Sand Lake	Sawyer	10 ft	50 ft	6
Ashegon Lake	Sawyer	10.5 ft	56 ft	6
Blueberry Lake	Sawyer	14.8 ft	29 ft	5
Little Round Lake	Sawyer	17.3 ft	38 ft	6
Osprey Lake	Sawyer	16 ft	32 ft	6
Grindstone Lake	Sawyer	17.4 ft	60 ft	6
Lost Lake	Sawyer	10.6 ft	13 ft	2
Durphee Lake	Sawyer	8.1 ft	-	0
Spider Lake	Sawyer	10.5 ft	64 ft	5
Cranberry Lake	Bayfield	9 ft	12 ft	5
Balsam Lake	Washburn	8.8 ft	-	0
Deep Lake	Washburn	7.5 ft	25 ft	4
Bass Lake	Washburn	16 ft	31 ft	4
Callahan Lake	Sawyer	10.6 ft	18 ft	4
Clear Lake	Sawyer	17.3 ft	32 ft	4
Long Lake	Washburn	9.5 ft	-	0
Long Lake	Bayfield	16.2 ft	28 ft	4
Nelson Lake	Sawyer	5 ft	-	0
Stone Lake	Washburn	23 ft	49 ft	5
Samoset Lake	Bayfield	15 ft	40 ft	3
Mud Lake	Sawyer	10 ft	15 ft	4
North Twin Lake	Washburn	9 ft	-	0
Lower Eau Claire Lake	Bayfield	14.1 ft	41 ft	6
Lower Mckenzie Lake	Washburn	11 ft	-	0
Eagle Lake	Bayfield	17 ft	52 ft	6
Shell Lake	Washburn	16 ft	36 ft	6
Bean Lake	Washburn	10 ft	35 ft	4
Diamond Lake	Bayfield	13 ft	83 ft	5
Tiger Cat Flowage Lake	Sawyer	10.8 ft	30 ft	4
Tahkodah Lake	Bayfield	9.7 ft	-	0
Cable Lake	Bayfield	15.5 ft	-	0
Lake Wilipyro	Bayfield	10.5 ft	25 ft	3
Half Moon Lake	Bayfield	8 ft	10 ft	3
Upper Eau Claire Lake	Bayfield	18.7 ft	92 ft	6
Horseshoe Lake	Washburn	13 ft	21 ft	4
Windigo Lake	Sawyer	11 ft	51 ft	5
Tozer Lake	Washburn	16 ft	53 ft	4
Robinson Lake	Bayfield	13.5 ft	36 ft	4
Mclain Lake	Washburn	9.5 ft	30 ft	4
Pigeon Lake	Bayfield	13 ft	26 ft	3
Hammil Lake	Bayfield	14.6 ft	47 ft	4
Lake of the Pines	Sawyer	8 ft	-	0
Middle Kimball Lake	Washburn	16 ft	77 ft	3
Little Sissabagama Lake	Sawyer	12.2 ft	75 ft	5
Middle Eau Claire Lake	Bayfield	18.2 ft	66 ft	6
Matthews Lake	Washburn	13.3 ft	26 ft	5
Lake Nancy	Washburn	14 ft	39 ft	6
South Twin Lake	Washburn	14 ft	29 ft	4
Gilmore Lake	Washburn	10 ft	36 ft	4
Connors Lake	Sawyer	11 ft	-	0
Upper Kimball Lake	Washburn	10 ft	11 ft	3
Lake Owen	Bayfield	24.6 ft	95 ft	5
Teal Lake	Sawyer	6.6 ft	31 ft	6
Lake Placid	Sawyer	15 ft	30 ft	4
Big Mckenzie Lake	Washburn	10 ft	71 ft	7
Lower Kimball Lake	Washburn	6 ft	6 ft	3
Lost Land Lake	Sawyer	10 ft	21 ft	6
Taylor Lake-Deep Hole	Bayfield	6 ft	15 ft	5
Barber Lake	Sawyer	10.3 ft	21 ft	5
Sissabagama Lake	Sawyer	8 ft	48 ft	6
Sand Bar Lake	Bayfield	19 ft	49 ft	3
Spooner Lake	Washburn	6.5 ft	17 ft	4
Tomahawk Lake	Bayfield	14 ft	42 ft	4
Slim Lake	Washburn	15.7 ft	42 ft	5
Burns Lake	Sawyer	11.5 ft	9 ft	4
Yellow River Flowage Lake	Washburn	10 ft	17 ft	5
Siskiwit Lake	Bayfield	-	13 ft	5
Billy Boy Flowage Lake	Sawyer	-	46 ft	6
Green Lake	Sawyer	4.7 ft	9 ft	2
Chippewa Flowage Lake	Sawyer	6.9 ft	92 ft	8
Birch Lake	Washburn	5.5 ft	73 ft	5
Pike Lake	Sawyer	7.6 ft	17 ft	3
Potato Lake	Washburn	9.9 ft	20 ft	3
Minong Flowage Lake	Washburn	3.5 ft	21 ft	5
Spring Lake	Sawyer	8.9 ft	18 ft	4
Moose Lake	Sawyer	2 ft	21 ft	5
Chippewa Flowage -North of Cranberry Bars Lake	Sawyer	4.9 ft	92 ft	8
Chippewa Flowage -Moore'S Bay Lake	Sawyer	4.1 ft	92 ft	8
Lower Clam Lake	Sawyer	5.5 ft	30 ft	5
Chippewa Flowage -Pokegema Lake	Sawyer	5.8 ft	92 ft	8
Gurno Lake	Sawyer	10 ft	27 ft	5
Bony Lake	Bayfield	19.8 ft	55 ft	6
Bladder Lake	Bayfield	18 ft	35 ft	3
Kekegama Lake	Washburn	5.2 ft	24 ft	3
East Wetland Inlet To Lake Ree	Bayfield	-	-	0
Bear Lake	Bayfield	2 ft	-	0
Chippewa Flowage -Winter Dam Lake	Sawyer	4.4 ft	92 ft	8
Lake Chetac North Basin	Sawyer	-	26 ft	5
Birch Lake	Sawyer	-	73 ft	5
Lake Chetac	Sawyer	-	26 ft	5
Spider Lake	Washburn	9.5 ft	-	0
Silver Lake	Washburn	11 ft	28 ft	4
Big Bass Lake	Washburn	17.9 ft	27 ft	4
Bass Lake	Bayfield	5.5 ft	43 ft	3

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Ways to pick a Hayward Lakes lake

Cleanest water

Lac Courte Oreilles Lake — 12.2 ft clarity
Whitefish Lake — 13.5 ft clarity
Round Lake — 21.1 ft clarity
Indian Lake — 6.5 ft clarity

Deepest lakes

Whitefish Lake — 105 ft
Lake Owen — 95 ft
Upper Eau Claire Lake — 92 ft
Chippewa Flowage Lake — 92 ft

Documented game fish

Lac Courte Oreilles Lake — 6 species
Whitefish Lake — 7 species
Round Lake — 6 species
Indian Lake — 3 species

Cleanest Lakes in Hayward Lakes

Lac Courte Oreilles Lake

Sawyer County · 12.2 ft clarity

Whitefish Lake

Sawyer County · 13.5 ft clarity

Round Lake

Sawyer County · 21.1 ft clarity

Indian Lake

Sawyer County · 6.5 ft clarity

Little Lac Courte Oreilles Lake

Sawyer County · 12 ft clarity

Christner Lake

Sawyer County · 12 ft clarity

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Hayward Lakes area has 146 lakes with water-quality records from state and federal monitoring. 129 of them have a clarity reading and 125 have documented fish species.

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The lakes with the lowest nutrient and algae readings lead the table above. Each lake page shows its own phosphorus, chlorophyll-a and clarity readings beside the EPA condition class; none of it is a same-day swim clearance.

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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.