What lakes are in the Chippewa River Watershed?

132 monitored lakes drain through the Chippewa River Watershed, including Big Bass Lake, Bass Lake, Round Lake, and others. The watershed spans Wisconsin.

What is the cleanest lake in the Chippewa River Watershed?

Big Bass Lake in Washburn County is the highest-rated lake in the Chippewa River Watershed with a Grade A.

What is a HUC8 watershed?

HUC8 (Hydrologic Unit Code, 8-digit) is the USGS classification for "subbasins" — the level at which major named river systems are usually identified. The Chippewa River Watershed corresponds to HUC8 07050001.

Chippewa River Watershed

Wisconsin · 132 monitored lakes · 49 grade A · 34 grade B · HUC8 07050001

The Chippewa River basin draining north-central Wisconsin, including the Hayward Lakes and Chippewa Flowage — world-class musky destination.

Reviewed by LakeQuality Editorial Team · Updated Jul 20, 2026

Counties in this watershed

Sawyer, Washburn, Chippewa, Eau Claire, Pepin, Buffalo, Rusk, Taylor

Monitored Lakes (132)

#	Lake	County	Grade	Clarity	Area	Depth
1	Big Bass Lake	Washburn	A	17.9 ft	201 acres	27 ft
2	Bass Lake	Washburn	A	16 ft	132 acres	31 ft
3	Round Lake	Sawyer	A	21.1 ft	3,294 acres	74 ft
4	Clear Lake	Sawyer	A	17.2 ft	77 acres	32 ft
5	Two Island Lake	Chippewa	A	15.3 ft	29 acres	38 ft
6	Loon Lake	Washburn	A	-	50 acres	63 ft
7	Stone Lake	Washburn	A	23 ft	490 acres	49 ft
8	Shell Lake	Washburn	A	16 ft	2,513 acres	36 ft
9	Sand Lake	Rusk	A	15.3 ft	272 acres	100 ft
10	Blueberry Lake	Sawyer	A	14.9 ft	292 acres	29 ft
11	Little Round Lake	Sawyer	A	17.3 ft	179 acres	38 ft
12	Spring Lake	Washburn	A	-	204 acres	24 ft
13	Tozer Lake	Washburn	A	16 ft	35 acres	53 ft
14	Osprey Lake	Sawyer	A	16 ft	214 acres	32 ft
15	Middle Kimball Lake	Washburn	A	16 ft	96 acres	77 ft
16	Grindstone Lake	Sawyer	A	17.4 ft	3,176 acres	60 ft
17	Big Bass Lake	Washburn	A	-	201 acres	27 ft
18	Lake Placid	Sawyer	A	15 ft	178 acres	30 ft
19	Slim Lake	Washburn	A	15.7 ft	210 acres	42 ft
20	Billy Boy Flowage Lake	Sawyer	A	-	221 acres	46 ft
21	Round Lake Northeast Site	Chippewa	A	-	216 acres	18 ft
22	Trego Lake	Washburn	A	-	383 acres	36 ft
23	Lac Courte Oreilles Lake	Sawyer	A	12.2 ft	5,139 acres	90 ft
24	Whitefish Lake	Sawyer	A	13.5 ft	800 acres	105 ft
25	Christner Lake	Sawyer	A	12 ft	36 acres	16 ft
26	Ashegon Lake	Sawyer	A	10.5 ft	75 acres	56 ft
27	Lost Lake	Sawyer	A	10.6 ft	51 acres	13 ft
28	Spider Lake	Sawyer	A	10.5 ft	1,194 acres	64 ft
29	Clear Lake	Rusk	A	14.5 ft	94 acres	74 ft
30	Long Lake	Chippewa	A	13 ft	936 acres	101 ft
31	Mud Lake	Sawyer	A	10 ft	464 acres	15 ft
32	Lower Mckenzie Lake	Washburn	A	11 ft	-	-
33	Tiger Cat Flowage Lake	Sawyer	A	10.8 ft	819 acres	30 ft
34	Bean Lake	Washburn	A	10 ft	100 acres	35 ft
35	Horseshoe Lake	Washburn	A	13 ft	177 acres	21 ft
36	Windigo Lake	Sawyer	A	11 ft	503 acres	51 ft
37	Little Sissabagama Lake	Sawyer	A	12.2 ft	308 acres	75 ft
38	Matthews Lake	Washburn	A	13.5 ft	267 acres	26 ft
39	Lake Nancy	Washburn	A	14 ft	757 acres	39 ft
40	South Twin Lake	Washburn	A	14 ft	106 acres	29 ft
41	Gilmore Lake	Washburn	A	10 ft	371 acres	36 ft
42	Connors Lake	Sawyer	A	11 ft	-	-
43	Axhandle Lake	Chippewa	A	10.2 ft	86 acres	72.5 ft
44	Richter Lake	Taylor	A	10 ft	43 acres	50 ft
45	Big Mckenzie Lake	Washburn	A	10 ft	1,129 acres	71 ft
46	Lost Land Lake	Sawyer	A	10 ft	1,264 acres	21 ft
47	Barber Lake	Sawyer	A	10.3 ft	138 acres	21 ft
48	Burns Lake	Sawyer	A	11.5 ft	41 acres	-
49	Mcclaine Lake	Sawyer	A	14.2 ft	53 acres	15 ft
50	Little Lac Courte Oreilles Lake	Sawyer	B	12 ft	221 acres	46 ft
51	Sand Lake	Sawyer	B	10 ft	949 acres	50 ft
52	Gurno Lake	Sawyer	B	10 ft	76 acres	27 ft
53	Balsam Lake	Washburn	B	8.8 ft	-	-
54	Silver Lake	Washburn	B	11 ft	188 acres	28 ft
55	Deep Lake	Washburn	B	7.5 ft	43 acres	25 ft
56	Bass Lake	Washburn	B	14 ft	187 acres	35 ft
57	Callahan Lake	Sawyer	B	10.6 ft	138 acres	18 ft
58	Round Lake	Chippewa	B	8.4 ft	216 acres	18 ft
59	Long Lake	Washburn	B	9.5 ft	3,290 acres	-
60	North Twin Lake	Washburn	B	9 ft	-	-
61	Island Lake	Rusk	B	7.7 ft	543 acres	54 ft
62	Island Lake	Washburn	B	14.5 ft	252 acres	44 ft
63	Little Sand Lake	Washburn	B	12 ft	71 acres	21 ft
64	Beaver Lake	Chippewa	B	-	17 acres	17 ft
65	Mclain Lake	Washburn	B	9.5 ft	143 acres	30 ft
66	Lake of the Pines	Sawyer	B	8 ft	-	-
67	Durphee Lake	Sawyer	B	8.1 ft	-	-
68	Upper Kimball Lake	Washburn	B	10 ft	42 acres	11 ft
69	Teal Lake	Sawyer	B	6.6 ft	1,024 acres	31 ft
70	Unnamed Lake	Washburn	B	-	26 acres	-
71	Dunn Lake	Washburn	B	14.2 ft	181 acres	39 ft
72	Little Lac Courte Lake	Sawyer	B	12.3 ft	221 acres	46 ft
73	Sissabagama Lake	Sawyer	B	8.2 ft	805 acres	48 ft
74	Yellow River Flowage Lake	Washburn	B	10 ft	85 acres	17 ft
75	Calkins Lake	Chippewa	B	-	46 acres	29 ft
76	Indian School Lake	Sawyer	B	-	65 acres	6 ft
77	Two Bear Lake	Rusk	B	-	39 acres	35 ft
78	Indian Lake	Sawyer	B	6.5 ft	76 acres	9 ft
79	Chippewa Flowage Lake	Sawyer	B	6.9 ft	14,593 acres	92 ft
80	Pike Lake	Sawyer	B	7.6 ft	42 acres	17 ft
81	Spring Lake	Sawyer	B	8.9 ft	202 acres	18 ft
82	Potato Lake	Washburn	B	9.5 ft	224 acres	20 ft
83	Lower Kimball Lake	Washburn	B	6 ft	125 acres	6 ft
84	Chippewa Flowage -Pokegema Lake	Sawyer	C	5.8 ft	14,593 acres	92 ft
85	Spider Lake	Washburn	C	9.5 ft	-	-
86	Chain Lake	Chippewa	C	7.3 ft	454 acres	74 ft
87	Birch Lake	Washburn	C	5.5 ft	364 acres	73 ft
88	Green Lake	Sawyer	C	4.7 ft	50 acres	9 ft
89	Nelson Lake	Sawyer	C	5 ft	2,503 acres	-
90	Lake Esadore	Taylor	C	4.5 ft	48 acres	36 ft
91	Ripley Lake	Washburn	C	8.5 ft	184 acres	27 ft
92	Middle Twin Lake at	Washburn	C	7.5 ft	-	-
93	Chippewa Flowage -North of Cranberry Bars Lake	Sawyer	C	4.9 ft	14,593 acres	92 ft
94	Amacoy Lake	Rusk	C	4.5 ft	283 acres	20 ft
95	Chippewa Flowage -Moore'S Bay Lake	Sawyer	C	4.1 ft	14,593 acres	92 ft
96	Lower Clam Lake	Sawyer	C	5.5 ft	214 acres	30 ft
97	Chippewa Flowage -Winter Dam Lake	Sawyer	C	4.4 ft	14,593 acres	92 ft
98	Pulaski Lake	Rusk	C	9.5 ft	125 acres	40 ft
99	No Mans Lake	Washburn	C	9 ft	63 acres	23 ft
100	Jacks Lake	Chippewa	C	8 ft	19 acres	55 ft