What lakes are in the Wisconsin River Watershed?

908 monitored lakes drain through the Wisconsin River Watershed, including Boulder Lake, Spider Lake, Pickerel Lake, and others. The watershed spans Wisconsin.

What is the cleanest lake in the Wisconsin River Watershed?

Boulder Lake in Vilas County has the most favourable nutrient and algae readings in the Wisconsin River Watershed, with about 5.6 ft of clarity.

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 Wisconsin River Watershed corresponds to HUC8 07070005.

Wisconsin River Watershed, Lakes & Water Quality

The Wisconsin River basin from the Northwoods through the Dells to the Mississippi confluence — covers the Northwoods lakes country including Vilas and Oneida counties.

Reviewed by LakeQuality Editorial Team · Updated Aug 26, 2026

Counties in this watershed

Vilas, Oneida, Lincoln, Marathon, Wood, Adams, Juneau, Sauk, Columbia, Dane, Iowa, Grant

Monitored Lakes (908)

#	Lake	County	Clarity	Area	Depth
1	Boulder Lake	Vilas	5.6 ft	516 acres	23 ft
2	Spider Lake	Vilas	10.5 ft	278 acres	43 ft
3	Pickerel Lake	Vilas	6 ft	270 acres	26 ft
4	Pickerel Lake	Lincoln	-	49 acres	14 ft
5	Carpenter Lake	Vilas	7.5 ft	339 acres	16 ft
6	North Turtle Lake	Vilas	8.5 ft	359 acres	58 ft
7	Silver Lake	Vilas	12.1 ft	57 acres	19 ft
8	Plum Lake	Vilas	14.2 ft	1,057 acres	57 ft
9	Whitefish Lake	Oneida	8.8 ft	199 acres	33 ft
10	Round Lake	Oneida	4.4 ft	151 acres	15 ft
11	Deep Lake	Adams	15.5 ft	33 acres	49 ft
12	Bass Lake	Oneida	6 ft	184 acres	20 ft
13	Bass Lake	Vilas	12.8 ft	272 acres	15 ft
14	Bass Lake	Lincoln	12.5 ft	106 acres	40 ft
15	Clear Lake	Lincoln	18 ft	259 acres	45 ft
16	Clear Lake	Oneida	-	873 acres	95 ft
17	Pioneer Lake	Vilas	9.5 ft	429 acres	27 ft
18	Sugar Camp Lake	Oneida	16.5 ft	-	-
19	Little Spider Lake	Vilas	16 ft	223 acres	23 ft
20	Indian Lake	Oneida	11 ft	354 acres	26 ft
21	Rosalind Lake	Vilas	19.3 ft	-	-
22	Tom Doyle Lake	Oneida	7 ft	108 acres	30 ft
23	Oxbow Lake	Vilas	8 ft	523 acres	44 ft
24	Bear Lake	Oneida	8 ft	295 acres	20 ft
25	Long Lake	Lincoln	14.5 ft	119 acres	64 ft
26	Crooked Lake	Adams	9 ft	48 acres	56 ft
27	Towanda Lake	Vilas	10.5 ft	139 acres	27 ft
28	Birch Lake	Vilas	6.5 ft	506 acres	45 ft
29	Rush Lake	Vilas	5 ft	43 acres	7 ft
30	Imogene Lake	Vilas	10 ft	61 acres	41 ft
31	Crescent Lake	Oneida	14 ft	-	-
32	Anderson Lake	Vilas	20.5 ft	35 acres	63 ft
33	Velvet Lake	Oneida	12.8 ft	34 acres	16 ft
34	Carlin Lake	Vilas	21 ft	155 acres	36 ft
35	Wolf Lake	Adams	15 ft	42 acres	58 ft
36	High Lake	Vilas	10 ft	741 acres	36 ft
37	Rainbow Lake	Vilas	6 ft	148 acres	36 ft
38	Little Tamarack Flowage Lake	Vilas	8.2 ft	236 acres	16 ft
39	Camelot Lake	Adams	7.6 ft	393 acres	24 ft
40	Fawn Lake	Adams	9.5 ft	19 acres	-
41	Island Lake	Oneida	7 ft	305 acres	26 ft
42	Big Lake	Vilas	12.5 ft	-	-
43	Big Lake	Vilas	-	780 acres	30 ft
44	Papoose Lake	Vilas	15 ft	422 acres	65 ft
45	Kentuck Lake	Vilas	9.5 ft	1,001 acres	40 ft
46	Little Crooked Lake	Vilas	8.5 ft	154 acres	30 ft
47	Jordan Lake	Adams	13 ft	233 acres	92 ft
48	Big Arbor Vitae Lake	Vilas	6 ft	1,070 acres	41 ft
49	Bearskin Lake	Oneida	6 ft	403 acres	26 ft
50	Upper Kaubashine Lake	Oneida	19 ft	181 acres	56 ft
51	Stella Lake	Oneida	8 ft	415 acres	22 ft
52	Squash Lake	Oneida	17.5 ft	398 acres	74 ft
53	Mid Lake	Oneida	7 ft	221 acres	12 ft
54	Plummer Lake	Vilas	18 ft	219 acres	85 ft
55	Mcdonald Lake	Vilas	8.6 ft	-	-
56	Armour Lake	Vilas	10.5 ft	328 acres	56 ft
57	Found Lake	Vilas	6 ft	336 acres	21 ft
58	Circle Lily Lake	Vilas	6 ft	218 acres	35 ft
59	Alva Lake	Oneida	19.5 ft	199 acres	43 ft
60	Franklin Lake	Oneida	16.2 ft	159 acres	25 ft
61	Big Portage Lake	Vilas	18.5 ft	586 acres	40 ft
62	Annabelle Lake	Vilas	8 ft	194 acres	30 ft
63	Mcginnis Lake	Adams	7 ft	27 acres	28 ft
64	Perch Lake	Oneida	15 ft	34 acres	56 ft
65	Mildred Lake	Oneida	18 ft	168 acres	45 ft
66	Lake Waubesa	Dane	3.2 ft	2,074 acres	38 ft
67	Meta Lake	Vilas	10.5 ft	175 acres	25 ft
68	Manson Lake	Oneida	12 ft	236 acres	54 ft
69	Blueberry Lake	Vilas	-	-	-
70	Forest Lake	Vilas	22.2 ft	468 acres	60 ft
71	Crab Lake	Vilas	11 ft	-	-
72	Wildcat Lake	Vilas	7 ft	293 acres	38 ft
73	Lower Kaubashine Lake	Oneida	13.8 ft	198 acres	36 ft
74	Hasbrook Lake	Oneida	21 ft	307 acres	50 ft
75	Deep Hole Lake	Oneida	4.3 ft	-	-
76	Sunset Lake	Vilas	17.3 ft	207 acres	30 ft
77	Black Oak Lake	Vilas	29 ft	564 acres	85 ft
78	Spring Lake	Vilas	8.5 ft	236 acres	16 ft
79	Horsehead Lake	Vilas	10 ft	-	-
80	Flannery Lake	Oneida	14.5 ft	107 acres	35 ft
81	Maple Lake	Oneida	12.5 ft	131 acres	15 ft
82	Ballard Lake	Vilas	15 ft	503 acres	25 ft
83	Fishtrap Lake	Vilas	12.2 ft	339 acres	34 ft
84	Lynx Lake	Vilas	12.8 ft	31 acres	20 ft
85	Beaver Lake	Vilas	6.5 ft	62 acres	20 ft
86	Seven Island Lake	Lincoln	14 ft	132 acres	31 ft
87	Big Stone Lake	Oneida	4.2 ft	607 acres	57 ft
88	Snipe Lake	Vilas	11 ft	216 acres	15 ft
89	Moon Lake	Vilas	13 ft	131 acres	38 ft
90	Dead Pike Lake	Vilas	8 ft	309 acres	80 ft
91	Presque Isle Lake	Vilas	18 ft	1,165 acres	103 ft
92	Blue Lake	Oneida	23 ft	441 acres	49 ft
93	Lake Sherwood	Adams	5.5 ft	216 acres	27 ft
94	Spirit Lake	Oneida	12 ft	348 acres	39 ft
95	Lee Lake	Oneida	22.5 ft	65 acres	44 ft
96	George Lake	Oneida	5 ft	443 acres	26 ft
97	Virgin Lake	Oneida	6.6 ft	261 acres	31 ft
98	Goose Lake	Adams	8 ft	67 acres	18 ft
99	Anvil Lake	Vilas	12 ft	377 acres	32 ft
100	Dutch Hollow Lake	Sauk	15 ft	172 acres	38 ft