What lakes are in the Wisconsin River Watershed?

424 monitored lakes drain through the Wisconsin River Watershed, including Deep Lake, White Sand Lake Deep, Sugar Camp Lake, and others. The watershed spans Wisconsin.

What is the cleanest lake in the Wisconsin River Watershed?

Deep Lake in Adams County is the highest-rated lake in the Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin River Watershed corresponds to HUC8 07070005.

Wisconsin River Watershed

Wisconsin · 424 monitored lakes · 130 grade A · 100 grade B · HUC8 07070005

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 Jul 20, 2026

Counties in this watershed

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

Monitored Lakes (424)

#	Lake	County	Grade	Clarity	Area	Depth
1	Deep Lake	Adams	A	15.5 ft	33 acres	49 ft
2	White Sand Lake Deep	Vilas	A	18 ft	1,181 acres	63 ft
3	Sugar Camp Lake	Oneida	A	16.5 ft	-	-
4	Clear Lake	Lincoln	A	18 ft	259 acres	45 ft
5	Clear Lake	Oneida	A	-	873 acres	95 ft
6	Razorback Lake	Vilas	A	15.2 ft	381 acres	35 ft
7	Little Spider Lake	Vilas	A	16 ft	223 acres	23 ft
8	Rosalind Lake	Vilas	A	19.3 ft	-	-
9	Anderson Lake	Vilas	A	21 ft	35 acres	63 ft
10	Carlin Lake	Vilas	A	21 ft	155 acres	36 ft
11	Wolf Lake	Adams	A	15 ft	42 acres	58 ft
12	Hemlock Lake	Oneida	A	15 ft	38 acres	25 ft
13	Papoose Lake	Vilas	A	15 ft	422 acres	65 ft
14	Big Lake	Vilas	A	-	780 acres	30 ft
15	Upper Kaubashine Lake	Oneida	A	19 ft	181 acres	56 ft
16	Squash Lake	Oneida	A	17.4 ft	398 acres	74 ft
17	Plummer Lake	Vilas	A	18 ft	219 acres	85 ft
18	Big Crawling Stone Deep Lake	Vilas	A	17 ft	1,483 acres	87 ft
19	Alva Lake	Oneida	A	19.5 ft	199 acres	43 ft
20	Franklin Lake	Oneida	A	16.2 ft	159 acres	25 ft
21	Big Portage Lake	Vilas	A	18.5 ft	586 acres	40 ft
22	Perch Lake	Oneida	A	15 ft	34 acres	56 ft
23	Mildred Lake	Oneida	A	18.5 ft	168 acres	45 ft
24	White Birch Lake	Vilas	A	16 ft	113 acres	27 ft
25	Forest Lake	Vilas	A	22.2 ft	468 acres	60 ft
26	Blueberry Lake	Vilas	A	-	-	-
27	Sunset Lake	Vilas	A	17.5 ft	207 acres	30 ft
28	Hasbrook Lake	Oneida	A	21 ft	307 acres	50 ft
29	Black Oak Lake	Vilas	A	28.5 ft	564 acres	85 ft
30	Ballard Lake	Vilas	A	15 ft	503 acres	25 ft
31	Mary Lake	Lincoln	A	21 ft	25 acres	42 ft
32	Blue Lake	Oneida	A	23 ft	441 acres	49 ft
33	Presque Isle Lake	Vilas	A	18 ft	1,165 acres	103 ft
34	Katinka Lake	Vilas	A	18 ft	170 acres	60 ft
35	Lee Lake	Oneida	A	22.5 ft	65 acres	44 ft
36	Carlin Lake	Vilas	A	24 ft	155 acres	36 ft
37	Dutch Hollow Lake	Sauk	A	15 ft	172 acres	38 ft
38	Crawling Stone Lake	Vilas	A	16 ft	1,483 acres	87 ft
39	Little Crawling Stone Lake	Vilas	A	15 ft	113 acres	44 ft
40	Two Sisters Lake	Oneida	A	19.6 ft	-	-
41	Dorothy Lake	Oneida	A	17 ft	96 acres	35 ft
42	Clearwater Lake	Oneida	A	16.8 ft	360 acres	48 ft
43	Long Interlaken Lake Deep	Vilas	A	15 ft	380 acres	65 ft
44	Little Trout Lake Deep	Vilas	A	15 ft	1,007 acres	98 ft
45	Bird Lake	Oneida	A	17 ft	97 acres	40 ft
46	Roach Lake	Vilas	A	24 ft	48 acres	48 ft
47	Buffalo Lake	Oneida	A	15 ft	105 acres	27 ft
48	Bolger Lake	Oneida	A	14.9 ft	115 acres	45 ft
49	Harris Lake	Vilas	A	14.9 ft	534 acres	57 ft
50	White Sand Lake	Vilas	A	20 ft	746 acres	71 ft
51	White Sand Lake	Vilas	A	16 ft	1,181 acres	63 ft
52	Upper Sugarbush Lake Deep	Vilas	A	15 ft	141 acres	29 ft
53	Parker Lake	Adams	A	17 ft	57 acres	36 ft
54	Fence Lake Deep	Vilas	A	17 ft	3,483 acres	86 ft
55	Lower Sugarbush Lake Deep	Vilas	A	17 ft	180 acres	61 ft
56	Middle Sugarbush Lake Deep	Vilas	A	15 ft	254 acres	57 ft
57	Mercer Lake	Oneida	A	-	255 acres	23 ft
58	Fence Lake	Vilas	A	15 ft	3,483 acres	86 ft
59	Wind Pudding Lake	Oneida	A	19.5 ft	180 acres	35 ft
60	Clara Lake-Deep Hole	Lincoln	A	23.8 ft	21 acres	50 ft
61	Nebish Lake	Vilas	A	16.3 ft	93 acres	52 ft
62	Forest Lake	Vilas	A	23 ft	468 acres	60 ft
63	Hodstradt Lake	Oneida	A	17.8 ft	119 acres	36 ft
64	Big Hurst Lake	Vilas	A	24 ft	47 acres	44 ft
65	Stormy Lake	Vilas	A	18 ft	523 acres	63 ft
66	Adams Lake	Vilas	A	100 ft	9 acres	-
67	Lake Buteau	Lincoln	A	19.4 ft	51 acres	50 ft
68	Sugarbush Lake	Vilas	A	16 ft	141 acres	29 ft
69	Pokegama Lake	Vilas	A	-	1,041 acres	65 ft
70	Flambeau Lake	Vilas	A	-	1,166 acres	78 ft
71	Trout Bog Lake	Vilas	A	-	2 acres	24 ft
72	Little Rock Lake	Vilas	A	-	-	-
73	Crystal Bog Lake	Vilas	A	-	1 acres	8 ft
74	Little Trout Lake	Vilas	A	-	1,007 acres	98 ft
75	Day Lake	Vilas	A	-	110 acres	57 ft
76	Mosslake_deep	Vilas	A	-	185 acres	29 ft
77	Sanborn Lake	Vilas	A	-	243 acres	13 ft
78	Moss Lake East	Vilas	A	-	185 acres	29 ft
79	Tambling Lake	Vilas	A	-	172 acres	11 ft
80	Buckhorn Lake	Sauk	A	-	30 acres	-
81	Silver Lake	Vilas	A	12.1 ft	57 acres	19 ft
82	Plum Lake	Vilas	A	14.2 ft	1,057 acres	57 ft
83	Bass Lake	Vilas	A	12.8 ft	272 acres	15 ft
84	Bass Lake	Lincoln	A	12.5 ft	106 acres	40 ft
85	Indian Lake	Oneida	A	11 ft	354 acres	26 ft
86	Spider Lake	Vilas	A	10.5 ft	278 acres	43 ft
87	Towanda Lake	Vilas	A	10.5 ft	139 acres	27 ft
88	Long Lake	Lincoln	A	14.5 ft	119 acres	64 ft
89	High Lake	Vilas	A	10 ft	741 acres	36 ft
90	Imogene Lake	Vilas	A	10 ft	61 acres	41 ft
91	Crescent Lake	Oneida	A	14 ft	-	-
92	Velvet Lake	Oneida	A	12.9 ft	34 acres	16 ft
93	Loon Lake	Vilas	A	14.5 ft	36 acres	21 ft
94	Big Lake	Vilas	A	12 ft	-	-
95	Jordan Lake	Adams	A	13 ft	233 acres	92 ft
96	Armour Lake	Vilas	A	10.5 ft	328 acres	56 ft
97	Meta Lake	Vilas	A	10.5 ft	175 acres	25 ft
98	Manson Lake	Oneida	A	12 ft	236 acres	54 ft
99	Crab Lake	Vilas	A	11 ft	-	-
100	Lower Kaubashine Lake	Oneida	A	14 ft	198 acres	36 ft