What lakes are in the Chippewa River Watershed?

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

What is the cleanest lake in the Chippewa River Watershed?

Round Lake in Sawyer 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.

Counties in this watershed

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

Monitored Lakes (132)

#	Lake	County	Grade	Clarity	Area	Depth
1	Round Lake	Sawyer	A	21.1 ft	-	-
2	Big Bass Lake	Washburn	A	17.9 ft	-	-
3	Bass Lake	Washburn	A	16 ft	-	-
4	Clear Lake	Sawyer	A	17 ft	-	-
5	Two Island Lake	Chippewa	A	15.3 ft	-	-
6	Stone Lake	Washburn	A	23 ft	-	-
7	Loon Lake	Washburn	A	-	-	-
8	Shell Lake	Washburn	A	16 ft	-	-
9	Sand Lake	Rusk	A	15.3 ft	-	-
10	Spring Lake	Washburn	A	-	-	-
11	Little Round Lake	Sawyer	A	17.3 ft	-	-
12	Osprey Lake	Sawyer	A	16 ft	-	-
13	Tozer Lake	Washburn	A	16 ft	-	-
14	Middle Kimball Lake	Washburn	A	16 ft	-	-
15	Grindstone Lake	Sawyer	A	17.4 ft	-	-
16	Big Bass Lake	Washburn	A	-	-	-
17	Lake Placid	Sawyer	A	15 ft	-	-
18	Slim Lake	Washburn	A	15.7 ft	-	-
19	Billy Boy Flowage Lake	Sawyer	A	-	8.5K acres	-
20	Round Lake Northeast Site	Chippewa	A	-	-	-
21	Trego Lake	Washburn	A	-	470 acres	-
22	Lac Courte Oreilles Lake	Sawyer	A	12.2 ft	-	-
23	Whitefish Lake	Sawyer	A	13.5 ft	-	-
24	Christner Lake	Sawyer	A	12 ft	-	-
25	Ashegon Lake	Sawyer	A	10.5 ft	-	-
26	Blueberry Lake	Sawyer	A	14.8 ft	-	-
27	Lost Lake	Sawyer	A	10.6 ft	-	-
28	Spider Lake	Sawyer	A	10.5 ft	-	-
29	Clear Lake	Rusk	A	13.7 ft	-	-
30	Long Lake	Chippewa	A	12.7 ft	-	-
31	Mud Lake	Sawyer	A	10 ft	-	-
32	Lower Mckenzie Lake	Washburn	A	11 ft	-	-
33	Bean Lake	Washburn	A	10 ft	-	-
34	Tiger Cat Flowage Lake	Sawyer	A	10.8 ft	819 acres	-
35	Horseshoe Lake	Washburn	A	13 ft	-	-
36	Windigo Lake	Sawyer	A	11 ft	-	-
37	Little Sissabagama Lake	Sawyer	A	12.2 ft	-	-
38	Matthews Lake	Washburn	A	13.5 ft	-	-
39	Lake Nancy	Washburn	A	14 ft	-	-
40	South Twin Lake	Washburn	A	14 ft	-	-
41	Gilmore Lake	Washburn	A	10 ft	-	-
42	Connors Lake	Sawyer	A	11 ft	-	-
43	Axhandle Lake	Chippewa	A	10.1 ft	-	-
44	Richter Lake	Taylor	A	10 ft	-	-
45	Big Mckenzie Lake	Washburn	A	10 ft	-	-
46	Lost Land Lake	Sawyer	A	10 ft	-	-
47	Barber Lake	Sawyer	A	10.3 ft	-	-
48	Burns Lake	Sawyer	A	11.5 ft	-	-
49	Mcclaine Lake	Sawyer	A	14.2 ft	-	-
50	Little Lac Courte Oreilles Lake	Sawyer	B	12 ft	-	-
51	Sand Lake	Sawyer	B	9.9 ft	928 acres	-
52	Gurno Lake	Sawyer	B	10 ft	-	-
53	Balsam Lake	Washburn	B	8.8 ft	-	-
54	Silver Lake	Washburn	B	11 ft	-	-
55	Round Lake	Chippewa	B	8.4 ft	-	-
56	Deep Lake	Washburn	B	7.5 ft	-	-
57	Bass Lake	Washburn	B	14 ft	-	-
58	Callahan Lake	Sawyer	B	10.6 ft	602 acres	-
59	Long Lake	Washburn	B	9.5 ft	3.3K acres	-
60	Island Lake	Washburn	B	14.5 ft	-	-
61	Island Lake	Rusk	B	7.7 ft	1.2K acres	-
62	North Twin Lake	Washburn	B	9 ft	-	-
63	Little Sand Lake	Washburn	B	12 ft	-	-
64	Beaver Lake	Chippewa	B	-	-	-
65	Mclain Lake	Washburn	B	9.5 ft	-	-
66	Lake of the Pines	Sawyer	B	8 ft	-	-
67	Un Lake	Washburn	B	9.9 ft	-	-
68	Durphee Lake	Sawyer	B	8.1 ft	-	-
69	Upper Kimball Lake	Washburn	B	10 ft	-	-
70	Teal Lake	Sawyer	B	6.6 ft	-	-
71	Unnamed Lake	Washburn	B	-	-	-
72	Dunn Lake	Washburn	B	14.2 ft	-	-
73	Little Lac Courte Lake	Sawyer	B	12.3 ft	-	-
74	Sissabagama Lake	Sawyer	B	8.2 ft	-	-
75	Yellow River Flowage Lake	Washburn	B	10 ft	1.1K acres	-
76	Calkins Lake	Chippewa	B	-	-	-
77	Indian School Lake	Sawyer	B	-	-	-
78	Two Bear Lake	Rusk	B	-	-	-
79	Chippewa Flowage Lake	Sawyer	B	6.9 ft	-	-
80	Indian Lake	Sawyer	B	6.5 ft	-	-
81	Pike Lake	Sawyer	B	7.6 ft	-	-
82	Spring Lake	Sawyer	B	8.9 ft	-	-
83	Lower Kimball Lake	Washburn	B	6 ft	-	-
84	Chippewa Flowage -Pokegema Lake	Sawyer	C	5.8 ft	-	-
85	Spider Lake	Washburn	C	9.5 ft	-	-
86	Birch Lake	Washburn	C	5.5 ft	2.3K acres	-
87	Nelson Lake	Sawyer	C	5 ft	2.5K acres	-
88	Green Lake	Sawyer	C	4.7 ft	-	-
89	Potato Lake	Washburn	C	9.5 ft	-	-
90	Lake Esadore	Taylor	C	4.5 ft	71 acres	-
91	Ripley Lake	Washburn	C	8.5 ft	-	-
92	Middle Twin Lake at	Washburn	C	7.5 ft	-	-
93	Chippewa Flowage -North of Cranberry Bars Lake	Sawyer	C	4.9 ft	-	-
94	Amacoy Lake	Rusk	C	4.5 ft	278 acres	-
95	Chippewa Flowage -Moore'S Bay Lake	Sawyer	C	4.1 ft	-	-
96	Lower Clam Lake	Sawyer	C	5.5 ft	-	-
97	Chippewa Flowage -Winter Dam Lake	Sawyer	C	4.4 ft	15.8K acres	-
98	Pulaski Lake	Rusk	C	9.5 ft	-	-
99	No Mans Lake	Washburn	C	9 ft	-	-
100	Jacks Lake	Chippewa	C	8 ft	-	-

Showing top 100 of 132 lakes by water quality grade.

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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.