Minocqua Chain, 133 Lakes | Water Quality & Fishing

Reviewed by LakeQuality Editorial Team · Updated Aug 2, 2026

133

Lakes

116

With Fish Data

Lake	County	Clarity	Depth	Fish
Whitefish Lake	Oneida	8.8 ft	33 ft	6
Round Lake	Oneida	4.4 ft	15 ft	6
Bass Lake	Oneida	6 ft	20 ft	6
Clear Lake	Oneida	-	95 ft	6
Sugar Camp Lake	Oneida	16.5 ft	-	0
Indian Lake	Oneida	11 ft	26 ft	6
Tom Doyle Lake	Oneida	7 ft	30 ft	6
Bear Lake	Oneida	8 ft	20 ft	5
Crescent Lake	Oneida	14 ft	-	0
Velvet Lake	Oneida	12.8 ft	16 ft	3
Island Lake	Oneida	7 ft	26 ft	6
Bearskin Lake	Oneida	6 ft	26 ft	6
Upper Kaubashine Lake	Oneida	19 ft	56 ft	6
Stella Lake	Oneida	8 ft	22 ft	6
Squash Lake	Oneida	17.5 ft	74 ft	6
Mid Lake	Oneida	7 ft	12 ft	6
Alva Lake	Oneida	19.5 ft	43 ft	5
Franklin Lake	Oneida	16.2 ft	25 ft	5
Perch Lake	Oneida	15 ft	56 ft	2
Mildred Lake	Oneida	18 ft	45 ft	4
Manson Lake	Oneida	12 ft	54 ft	6
Lower Kaubashine Lake	Oneida	13.8 ft	36 ft	6
Hasbrook Lake	Oneida	21 ft	50 ft	5
Deep Hole Lake	Oneida	4.3 ft	-	0
Flannery Lake	Oneida	14.5 ft	35 ft	2
Maple Lake	Oneida	12.5 ft	15 ft	5
Big Stone Lake	Oneida	4.2 ft	57 ft	6
Blue Lake	Oneida	23 ft	49 ft	4
Spirit Lake	Oneida	12 ft	39 ft	6
Lee Lake	Oneida	22.5 ft	44 ft	3
George Lake	Oneida	5 ft	26 ft	6
Virgin Lake	Oneida	6.6 ft	31 ft	6
Two Sisters Lake	Oneida	19.6 ft	-	0
Shishebogama Lake	Oneida	10 ft	-	0
Clearwater Lake	Oneida	16.8 ft	48 ft	6
Spur Lake	Oneida	2 ft	3 ft	2
Lake Thompson	Oneida	4 ft	30 ft	6
Lake Julia	Oneida	9.9 ft	19 ft	6
Lake Julia	Oneida	7 ft	45 ft	7
Washburn Lake	Oneida	7.5 ft	27 ft	2
Minocqua Lake	Oneida	14.8 ft	60 ft	6
Lone Stone Lake	Oneida	14.5 ft	30 ft	6
Oneida Lake	Oneida	5.5 ft	34 ft	6
Little Bearskin Lake	Oneida	8.3 ft	27 ft	5
Moccasin Lake	Oneida	6.4 ft	19 ft	5
Nose Lake	Oneida	12 ft	16 ft	2
Oscar Jenny Lake	Oneida	8.9 ft	24 ft	3
Great Bass Lake	Oneida	10.5 ft	24 ft	2
Little Fork Lake	Oneida	6 ft	34 ft	6
Fuller Lake	Oneida	4.3 ft	-	0
Cranberry Lake	Oneida	4.5 ft	23 ft	6
Townline Lake	Oneida	6.4 ft	19 ft	6
Kathan Lake	Oneida	2.7 ft	15 ft	5
Dog Lake	Oneida	3.9 ft	22 ft	6
Lake Nokomis	Oneida	4.3 ft	33 ft	6
Moen Lake	Oneida	2.8 ft	11 ft	6
Deer Lake	Oneida	4 ft	20 ft	6
Thunder Lake	Oneida	2.5 ft	12 ft	6
Laurel Lake	Oneida	3.7 ft	-	0
Fourmile Lake	Oneida	3 ft	29 ft	6
Hancock Lake	Oneida	5.4 ft	22 ft	5
Horsehead Lake	Oneida	6.5 ft	11 ft	3
Crystal Lake	Oneida	2.5 ft	9 ft	5
Unnamed Lake	Oneida	1.4 ft	-	0
Gust Lake	Oneida	1.5 ft	6 ft	2
Ginty Lake	Oneida	1.5 ft	12 ft	3
Sureshot Lake	Oneida	14.5 ft	27 ft	1
Bass Lake	Oneida	8 ft	11 ft	2
Bass Lake	Oneida	7 ft	-	0
Rhinelander Flowage Lake	Oneida	5.2 ft	-	0
Clear Lake	Oneida	9 ft	15 ft	2
Rice Lake	Oneida	1.5 ft	3 ft	1
Townline Lake	Oneida	8 ft	25 ft	2
Indian Lake	Oneida	-	-	0
Planting Ground Lake	Oneida	5.1 ft	37 ft	6
Long Lake	Oneida	10.5 ft	58 ft	4
Long Lake	Oneida	11.3 ft	31 ft	2
Birch Lake	Oneida	7.8 ft	27 ft	5
Lake Seventeen	Oneida	12 ft	37 ft	6
Hemlock Lake	Oneida	15 ft	25 ft	3
Thunder Lake	Oneida	5 ft	9 ft	4
Hat Rapids Flowage Lake	Oneida	3.5 ft	-	0
Shepard Lake	Oneida	4.5 ft	18 ft	4
Emma Lake	Oneida	5.7 ft	17 ft	5
Diamond Lake	Oneida	3.5 ft	17 ft	5
Second Lake	Oneida	3.7 ft	11 ft	6
Perch Lake	Oneida	4.1 ft	21 ft	3
West Horsehead Lake	Oneida	9.5 ft	23 ft	5
Deep Hole Lake	Oneida	14 ft	24 ft	3
East Twin Lake	Oneida	10.5 ft	17 ft	3
Third Lake	Oneida	3.5 ft	14 ft	6
Pelican Lake	Oneida	5.1 ft	39 ft	6
Muskellunge Lake	Oneida	6 ft	24 ft	5
Swamp Lake	Oneida	3.5 ft	8 ft	4
Dorothy Lake	Oneida	17 ft	35 ft	5
Hanson Lake	Oneida	12.6 ft	23 ft	3
Bird Lake	Oneida	17 ft	40 ft	4
Buffalo Lake	Oneida	15 ft	27 ft	4
Gilmore Lake	Oneida	8.5 ft	24 ft	5
Rhinelander Flowage Lake	Oneida	4 ft	10 ft	6

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Ways to pick a Minocqua Chain lake

Cleanest water

Whitefish Lake — 8.8 ft clarity
Round Lake — 4.4 ft clarity
Bass Lake — 6 ft clarity
Clear Lake — Oneida County

Deepest lakes

Clear Lake — 95 ft
Big Carr Lake — 75 ft
Squash Lake — 74 ft
North Nokomis Lake — 73 ft

Documented game fish

Whitefish Lake — 6 species
Round Lake — 6 species
Bass Lake — 6 species
Clear Lake — 6 species

Cleanest Lakes in Minocqua Chain

Whitefish Lake

Oneida County · 8.8 ft clarity

Round Lake

Oneida County · 4.4 ft clarity

Bass Lake

Oneida County · 6 ft clarity

Clear Lake

Oneida County

Sugar Camp Lake

Oneida County · 16.5 ft clarity

Indian Lake

Oneida County · 11 ft clarity

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Minocqua Chain area has 133 lakes with water-quality records from state and federal monitoring. 129 of them have a clarity reading and 116 have documented fish species.

Cabins, hotels, and vacation rentals around Minocqua Chain are on the map below with live availability. A lake with low nutrient and algae readings is the better swim and cabin pick when water quality is part of the trip.

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.