What lakes are in the Chippewa River Watershed?

140 monitored lakes drain through the Chippewa River Watershed, including Lac Courte Oreilles Lake, Grindstone Lake, Windigo Lake, and others. The watershed spans Wisconsin.

What is the cleanest lake in the Chippewa River Watershed?

Lac Courte Oreilles 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 · 140 monitored lakes · 97 grade A · 28 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 (140)

#	Lake	County	Grade	Clarity	Area	Depth
1	Lac Courte Oreilles Lake	Sawyer	A	38.7 ft	5.1K acres	90 ft
2	Grindstone Lake	Sawyer	A	57.7 ft	3.2K acres	60 ft
3	Windigo Lake	Sawyer	A	36.1 ft	503 acres	51 ft
4	Long Lake	Washburn	A	29.5 ft	-	-
5	Long Lake	Chippewa	A	32.8 ft	936 acres	101 ft
6	Chain Lake	Chippewa	A	16.4 ft	454 acres	74 ft
7	Spring Lake	Washburn	A	-	204 acres	24 ft
8	Spider Lake	Washburn	A	30 ft	-	-
9	Spider Lake	Sawyer	A	32.8 ft	1.2K acres	64 ft
10	Silver Lake	Washburn	A	39.4 ft	188 acres	28 ft
11	Balsam Lake	Washburn	A	31.2 ft	-	-
12	Round Lake	Sawyer	A	68.2 ft	3.3K acres	74 ft
13	Round Lake	Chippewa	A	18.5 ft	216 acres	18 ft
14	Bass Lake	Washburn	A	52.5 ft	132 acres	31 ft
15	Bass Lake	Washburn	A	50.9 ft	187 acres	35 ft
16	Christner Lake	Sawyer	A	33.8 ft	36 acres	-
17	Little Sissabagama Lake	Sawyer	A	39.4 ft	308 acres	75 ft
18	Osprey Lake	Sawyer	A	55 ft	-	-
19	Sand Lake	Rusk	A	43.5 ft	272 acres	100 ft
20	Horseshoe Lake	Washburn	A	42.7 ft	177 acres	-
21	Island Lake	Rusk	A	23.8 ft	543 acres	54 ft
22	Island Lake	Washburn	A	47.6 ft	252 acres	44 ft
23	Loon Lake	Washburn	A	-	50 acres	63 ft
24	Tiger Cat Flowage Lake	Sawyer	A	35.3 ft	819 acres	30 ft
25	Clear Lake	Sawyer	A	56.9 ft	77 acres	32 ft
26	Clear Lake	Rusk	A	44.3 ft	94 acres	74 ft
27	Little Sand Lake	Washburn	A	45.9 ft	71 acres	-
28	Lost Lake	Sawyer	A	33.1 ft	51 acres	-
29	Stone Lake	Washburn	A	75.5 ft	490 acres	49 ft
30	Big Mckenzie Lake	Washburn	A	33.6 ft	1.1K acres	71 ft
31	Big Falls Flowage Lake	Rusk	A	15.6 ft	281 acres	45 ft
32	Lost Land Lake	Sawyer	A	32 ft	1.3K acres	21 ft
33	Tozer Lake	Washburn	A	50.9 ft	35 acres	53 ft
34	Mud Lake	Sawyer	A	32.8 ft	464 acres	-
35	North Twin Lake	Washburn	A	29.5 ft	-	-
36	Middle Twin Lake at	Washburn	A	23 ft	-	-
37	Connors Lake	Sawyer	A	39.4 ft	-	-
38	Two Island Lake	Chippewa	A	45.5 ft	29 acres	38 ft
39	Matthews Lake	Washburn	A	44.3 ft	267 acres	26 ft
40	Lower Mckenzie Lake	Washburn	A	36.1 ft	-	-
41	Deep Lake	Washburn	A	22.1 ft	43 acres	25 ft
42	Shell Lake	Washburn	A	50.9 ft	2.5K acres	36 ft
43	South Twin Lake	Washburn	A	46.8 ft	106 acres	29 ft
44	Whitefish Lake	Sawyer	A	43.3 ft	800 acres	105 ft
45	Slim Lake	Washburn	A	39.4 ft	-	-
46	Big Bass Lake	Washburn	A	-	201 acres	27 ft
47	Lake Nancy	Washburn	A	47.6 ft	757 acres	39 ft
48	Little Lac Courte Lake	Sawyer	A	39.7 ft	221 acres	46 ft
49	Mccann Lake	Rusk	A	16.8 ft	126 acres	38 ft
50	Blueberry Lake	Sawyer	A	48.6 ft	292 acres	29 ft
51	Lake Placid	Sawyer	A	49.2 ft	178 acres	30 ft
52	Ashegon Lake	Sawyer	A	33 ft	75 acres	56 ft
53	Mclain Lake	Washburn	A	31.2 ft	143 acres	30 ft
54	Ripley Lake	Washburn	A	27.9 ft	184 acres	27 ft
55	Thornapple Flowage Lake	Rusk	A	18 ft	266 acres	19 ft
56	Lake of the Pines	Sawyer	A	23 ft	-	-
57	Pulaski Lake	Rusk	A	32 ft	125 acres	40 ft
58	Un Lake	Washburn	A	30.8 ft	10 acres	17 ft
59	Little Round Lake	Sawyer	A	57.7 ft	179 acres	38 ft
60	Middle Kimball Lake	Washburn	A	52.5 ft	96 acres	77 ft
61	Black Dan Lake	Sawyer	A	32 ft	-	-
62	Como Lake	Chippewa	A	16.1 ft	98 acres	11 ft
63	Gilmore Lake	Washburn	A	32.8 ft	371 acres	36 ft
64	Axhandle Lake	Chippewa	A	31.2 ft	86 acres	72.5 ft
65	Teal Lake	Sawyer	A	21.3 ft	1.0K acres	31 ft
66	Little Ripley Lake	Washburn	A	19.7 ft	39 acres	14 ft
67	Bean Lake	Washburn	A	32.8 ft	100 acres	35 ft
68	Dunn Lake	Washburn	A	45.1 ft	181 acres	39 ft
69	Big Bass Lake	Washburn	A	17.9 ft	201 acres	27 ft
70	Unnamed Lake	Washburn	A	21.3 ft	13 acres	-
71	No Mans Lake	Washburn	A	29.5 ft	63 acres	23 ft
72	Richter Lake	Taylor	A	32.8 ft	43 acres	50 ft
73	Lower Kimball Lake	Washburn	A	19.7 ft	125 acres	-
74	Smith Lake	Sawyer	A	19.7 ft	326 acres	29 ft
75	Jacks Lake	Chippewa	A	26.2 ft	19 acres	55 ft
76	Gull Lake	Washburn	A	27.9 ft	518 acres	19 ft
77	Barber Lake	Sawyer	A	33.9 ft	138 acres	21 ft
78	Sissabagama Lake	Sawyer	A	26.9 ft	805 acres	48 ft
79	South Harper Lake	Taylor	A	22.1 ft	72 acres	32 ft
80	Burns Lake	Sawyer	A	37.7 ft	41 acres	-
81	Mcclaine Lake	Sawyer	A	46.8 ft	53 acres	-
82	Billy Boy Flowage Lake	Sawyer	A	-	221 acres	46 ft
83	Round Lake Northeast Site	Chippewa	A	-	216 acres	18 ft
84	Trego Lake	Washburn	A	-	383 acres	36 ft
85	Little Lac Courte Oreilles Lake	Sawyer	A	38.6 ft	221 acres	46 ft
86	Sand Lake	Sawyer	A	31.2 ft	949 acres	50 ft
87	Gurno Lake	Sawyer	A	31.2 ft	76 acres	27 ft
88	Indian Lake	Sawyer	A	20.3 ft	76 acres	-
89	Durphee Lake	Sawyer	A	26.2 ft	-	-
90	Nelson Lake	Sawyer	A	15.2 ft	-	-
91	Birch Lake	Washburn	A	18 ft	364 acres	73 ft
92	Upper Kimball Lake	Washburn	A	32 ft	42 acres	-
93	Lower Clam Lake	Sawyer	A	18 ft	214 acres	30 ft
94	Spooner Lake	Washburn	A	26.2 ft	-	-
95	Callahan Lake	Sawyer	A	34.8 ft	138 acres	18 ft
96	Kekegama Lake	Washburn	A	17.2 ft	128 acres	24 ft
97	Yellow River Flowage Lake	Washburn	A	32.8 ft	85 acres	17 ft
98	Spring Lake	Sawyer	B	29.2 ft	202 acres	18 ft
99	Chippewa Flowage Lake	Sawyer	B	23.6 ft	14.6K acres	92 ft
100	Pike Lake	Sawyer	B	24.9 ft	42 acres	17 ft

Showing top 100 of 140 lakes by water quality grade.

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