Northwoods Wisconsin, 404 Lakes | Water Quality & Fishing

Reviewed by LakeQuality Editorial Team · Updated Aug 2, 2026

404

Lakes

357

With Fish Data

Lake	County	Clarity	Depth	Fish
Mole Lake	Forest	8.5 ft	17 ft	4
Bug Lake	Forest	-	-	0
Cloud Lake	Forest	-	25 ft	2
Devil'S Lake	Forest	-	-	0
Boulder Lake	Vilas	5.6 ft	23 ft	6
Spider Lake	Iron	8.5 ft	-	0
Spider Lake	Vilas	10.5 ft	43 ft	6
Pickerel Lake	Forest	10 ft	19 ft	4
Pickerel Lake	Vilas	6 ft	26 ft	5
Carpenter Lake	Vilas	7.5 ft	16 ft	5
North Turtle Lake	Vilas	8.5 ft	58 ft	6
Silver Lake	Vilas	12.1 ft	19 ft	5
Silver Lake	Forest	13 ft	20 ft	6
Plum Lake	Vilas	14.2 ft	57 ft	6
Whitefish Lake	Oneida	8.8 ft	33 ft	6
Round Lake	Oneida	4.4 ft	15 ft	6
Cedar Lake	Iron	7.5 ft	21 ft	6
Bass Lake	Oneida	6 ft	20 ft	6
Bass Lake	Vilas	12.8 ft	15 ft	5
Clear Lake	Oneida	-	95 ft	6
Pioneer Lake	Vilas	9.5 ft	27 ft	5
Rice Lake	Iron	5 ft	21 ft	6
Sugar Camp Lake	Oneida	16.5 ft	-	0
Little Spider Lake	Vilas	16 ft	23 ft	5
Indian Lake	Oneida	11 ft	26 ft	6
Turtle Flambeau Flowage Lake	Iron	6 ft	-	0
Rosalind Lake	Vilas	19.3 ft	-	0
Tom Doyle Lake	Oneida	7 ft	30 ft	6
Lake Lucerne	Forest	18.7 ft	73 ft	6
Oxbow Lake	Vilas	8 ft	44 ft	6
Bear Lake	Forest	5.6 ft	20 ft	2
Bear Lake	Oneida	8 ft	20 ft	5
Towanda Lake	Vilas	10.5 ft	27 ft	5
Lake Metonga	Forest	22 ft	79 ft	5
Birch Lake	Vilas	6.5 ft	45 ft	6
Rush Lake	Vilas	5 ft	7 ft	6
Imogene Lake	Vilas	10 ft	41 ft	3
Crescent Lake	Oneida	14 ft	-	0
Anderson Lake	Vilas	20.5 ft	63 ft	2
Velvet Lake	Oneida	12.8 ft	16 ft	3
Carlin Lake	Vilas	21 ft	36 ft	3
High Lake	Vilas	10 ft	36 ft	6
Butternut Lake	Forest	19.5 ft	42 ft	4
Rainbow Lake	Vilas	6 ft	36 ft	6
Little Tamarack Flowage Lake	Vilas	8.2 ft	16 ft	4
Windfall Lake	Forest	10 ft	25 ft	4
Island Lake	Oneida	7 ft	26 ft	6
Big Lake	Vilas	12.5 ft	-	0
Big Lake	Vilas	-	30 ft	6
Papoose Lake	Vilas	15 ft	65 ft	6
Kentuck Lake	Vilas	9.5 ft	40 ft	5
Little Crooked Lake	Vilas	8.5 ft	30 ft	5
Big Arbor Vitae Lake	Vilas	6 ft	41 ft	4
Little Sand Lake	Forest	8 ft	20 ft	4
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
Plummer Lake	Vilas	18 ft	85 ft	5
Mcdonald Lake	Vilas	8.6 ft	-	0
Little Pine Lake	Iron	7.4 ft	32 ft	0
Armour Lake	Vilas	10.5 ft	56 ft	6
Found Lake	Vilas	6 ft	21 ft	5
Crane Lake	Forest	7 ft	25 ft	4
Circle Lily Lake	Vilas	6 ft	35 ft	6
Alva Lake	Oneida	19.5 ft	43 ft	5
Franklin Lake	Forest	16 ft	46 ft	5
Franklin Lake	Oneida	16.2 ft	25 ft	5
Charnley Lake	Iron	13.5 ft	-	0
Lake of the Falls	Iron	5.4 ft	23 ft	6
Echo Lake	Iron	6 ft	-	0
Big Portage Lake	Vilas	18.5 ft	40 ft	4
Annabelle Lake	Vilas	8 ft	30 ft	5
Perch Lake	Oneida	15 ft	56 ft	2
Mildred Lake	Oneida	18 ft	45 ft	4
Meta Lake	Vilas	10.5 ft	25 ft	4
Manson Lake	Oneida	12 ft	54 ft	6
Blueberry Lake	Vilas	-	-	0
Forest Lake	Vilas	22.2 ft	60 ft	5
Crab Lake	Vilas	11 ft	-	0
Wildcat Lake	Vilas	7 ft	38 ft	5
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
Sunset Lake	Vilas	17.3 ft	30 ft	6
Wilson Lake	Iron	11 ft	21 ft	5
Black Oak Lake	Vilas	29 ft	85 ft	6
Spring Lake	Vilas	8.5 ft	16 ft	4
Horsehead Lake	Vilas	10 ft	-	0
Flannery Lake	Oneida	14.5 ft	35 ft	2
Maple Lake	Oneida	12.5 ft	15 ft	5
Ballard Lake	Vilas	15 ft	25 ft	0
Fishtrap Lake	Vilas	12.2 ft	34 ft	6
Lynx Lake	Vilas	12.8 ft	20 ft	6
Beaver Lake	Vilas	6.5 ft	20 ft	5
Big Stone Lake	Oneida	4.2 ft	57 ft	6
Snipe Lake	Vilas	11 ft	15 ft	4
Pine Lake	Iron	6 ft	41 ft	5
Moon Lake	Vilas	13 ft	38 ft	6

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Mole Lake — 8.5 ft clarity
Bug Lake — Forest County
Cloud Lake — Forest County
Devil'S Lake — Forest County

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Mole Lake — 4 species
Cloud Lake — 2 species
Boulder Lake — 6 species
Spider Lake — 6 species

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Mole Lake

Forest County · 8.5 ft clarity

Forest County

Forest County

Forest County

Vilas County · 5.6 ft clarity

Spider Lake

Iron County · 8.5 ft clarity

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