What lakes are in the Wisconsin River Watershed?

447 monitored lakes drain through the Wisconsin River Watershed, including Sunset Lake, Middle Sugarbush Lake, Irving Lake, and others. The watershed spans Wisconsin.

What is the cleanest lake in the Wisconsin River Watershed?

Sunset Lake in Vilas 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 · 447 monitored lakes · 308 grade A · 70 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.

Counties in this watershed

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

Monitored Lakes (447)

#	Lake	County	Grade	Clarity	Area	Depth
1	Sunset Lake	Vilas	A	56.5 ft	207 acres	30 ft
2	Middle Sugarbush Lake	Vilas	A	50 ft	254 acres	57 ft
3	Irving Lake	Vilas	A	36.1 ft	419 acres	-
4	Towanda Lake	Vilas	A	34.5 ft	139 acres	27 ft
5	Parker Lake	Adams	A	55.8 ft	57 acres	36 ft
6	West Bay Lake	Vilas	A	27.9 ft	254 acres	57 ft
7	West Bay Lake	Vilas	A	19.7 ft	133 acres	23 ft
8	West Bay Lake	Vilas	A	42.7 ft	417 acres	31 ft
9	Long Lake	Lincoln	A	47.7 ft	119 acres	64 ft
10	Long Lake	Oneida	A	41 ft	113 acres	58 ft
11	Long Lake	Oneida	A	36.9 ft	108 acres	31 ft
12	Spring Lake	Vilas	A	27.9 ft	236 acres	16 ft
13	Black Hawk Lake	Iowa	A	17.2 ft	212 acres	42 ft
14	Spider Lake	Vilas	A	36.9 ft	278 acres	43 ft
15	Silver Lake	Vilas	A	39.9 ft	57 acres	-
16	Dead Pike Lake	Vilas	A	24.6 ft	309 acres	80 ft
17	Ballard Lake	Vilas	A	49.2 ft	503 acres	25 ft
18	Stella Lake	Oneida	A	26.2 ft	415 acres	22 ft
19	Birch Lake	Vilas	A	21.3 ft	506 acres	45 ft
20	Birch Lake	Oneida	A	29.2 ft	198 acres	27 ft
21	Shishebogama Lake	Oneida	A	32.8 ft	-	-
22	Goose Lake	Adams	A	26.2 ft	67 acres	18 ft
23	Jersey City Flowage Lake	Lincoln	A	16.4 ft	-	-
24	Bass Lake	Lincoln	A	41 ft	106 acres	40 ft
25	Bass Lake	Vilas	A	41 ft	-	-
26	Bass Lake	Oneida	A	26.2 ft	38 acres	-
27	Bass Lake	Oneida	A	23 ft	-	-
28	Big Portage Lake	Vilas	A	62.3 ft	586 acres	40 ft
29	Bear Lake	Oneida	A	27.7 ft	295 acres	20 ft
30	Big Lake	Vilas	A	39.4 ft	-	-
31	Big Lake	Vilas	A	-	780 acres	30 ft
32	Murphy Lake	Vilas	A	24 ft	85 acres	52 ft
33	Anderson Lake	Vilas	A	68.9 ft	35 acres	63 ft
34	Planting Ground Lake	Oneida	A	17.2 ft	1.0K acres	37 ft
35	Upper Kaubashine Lake	Oneida	A	59.1 ft	181 acres	56 ft
36	Little Crawling Stone Lake	Vilas	A	49.2 ft	113 acres	44 ft
37	White Birch Lake	Vilas	A	52.5 ft	113 acres	27 ft
38	Island Lake	Vilas	A	30.8 ft	865 acres	35 ft
39	Spirit Lake	Vilas	A	39.4 ft	73 acres	20 ft
40	Spirit Lake	Oneida	A	39.4 ft	348 acres	39 ft
41	Katinka Lake	Vilas	A	60.2 ft	170 acres	60 ft
42	Loon Lake	Vilas	A	47.6 ft	36 acres	-
43	Buffalo Lake	Oneida	A	48.4 ft	105 acres	27 ft
44	Little Crooked Lake	Vilas	A	27.9 ft	154 acres	30 ft
45	Bills Lake	Vilas	A	29.5 ft	70 acres	25 ft
46	Van Vliet Lake	Vilas	A	31.2 ft	230 acres	20 ft
47	Lee Lake	Oneida	A	71.4 ft	65 acres	44 ft
48	Townline Lake	Oneida	A	26.2 ft	61 acres	25 ft
49	Booth Lake	Oneida	A	32.8 ft	204 acres	34 ft
50	Rosalind Lake	Vilas	A	63.2 ft	-	-
51	Plummer Lake	Vilas	A	59.1 ft	219 acres	85 ft
52	North Turtle Lake	Vilas	A	27.1 ft	359 acres	58 ft
53	Meta Lake	Vilas	A	34.5 ft	175 acres	25 ft
54	Clear Lake	Lincoln	A	59.1 ft	259 acres	45 ft
55	Clear Lake	Oneida	A	29.5 ft	41 acres	15 ft
56	Clear Lake	Oneida	A	-	873 acres	95 ft
57	Crescent Lake	Oneida	A	45.9 ft	-	-
58	Snipe Lake	Vilas	A	36.1 ft	216 acres	-
59	Stone Lake	Vilas	A	34.5 ft	138 acres	43 ft
60	Mercer Lake	Oneida	A	24.6 ft	255 acres	23 ft
61	Deer Lake	Lincoln	A	24.6 ft	-	-
62	Deer Lake	Vilas	A	39.4 ft	66 acres	24 ft
63	Gunlock Lake	Vilas	A	29.5 ft	-	-
64	Horsehead Lake	Vilas	A	32.8 ft	-	-
65	Indian Lake	Oneida	A	36.1 ft	354 acres	26 ft
66	Lone Stone Lake	Oneida	A	46.8 ft	171 acres	30 ft
67	Thunder Lake	Oneida	A	16.4 ft	1.8K acres	9 ft
68	Virgin Lake	Oneida	A	20.5 ft	261 acres	31 ft
69	North Twin Lake	Vilas	A	45.9 ft	2.9K acres	60 ft
70	Fawn Lake	Vilas	A	29.5 ft	19 acres	-
71	Two Sisters Lake	Oneida	A	64.1 ft	-	-
72	Wolf Lake	Adams	A	50.9 ft	42 acres	58 ft
73	Franklin Lake	Oneida	A	53.3 ft	159 acres	-
74	Blue Lake	Oneida	A	73.8 ft	441 acres	49 ft
75	Carpenter Lake	Vilas	A	28.2 ft	339 acres	16 ft
76	Sugar Camp Lake	Oneida	A	57.4 ft	-	-
77	Finger Lake	Vilas	A	36.1 ft	87 acres	30 ft
78	Rhinelander Flowage Lake	Oneida	A	17.2 ft	-	-
79	Rainbow Lake	Vilas	A	19.7 ft	148 acres	36 ft
80	Flannery Lake	Oneida	A	47.6 ft	107 acres	35 ft
81	Wildcat Lake	Vilas	A	24.2 ft	293 acres	38 ft
82	Rush Lake	Vilas	A	16.4 ft	43 acres	-
83	Sugarbush Lake	Vilas	A	51.7 ft	141 acres	29 ft
84	Annabelle Lake	Vilas	A	23.8 ft	194 acres	30 ft
85	Alva Lake	Oneida	A	62.8 ft	199 acres	43 ft
86	Deep Lake	Adams	A	50.9 ft	33 acres	49 ft
87	Jordan Lake	Adams	A	45.9 ft	233 acres	92 ft
88	Pokegama Lake	Vilas	A	54.1 ft	1.0K acres	65 ft
89	Circle Lily Lake	Vilas	A	18.9 ft	218 acres	35 ft
90	Squash Lake	Oneida	A	55.8 ft	398 acres	74 ft
91	Alma Lake	Vilas	A	39.4 ft	58 acres	-
92	Oxbow Lake	Vilas	A	26.2 ft	523 acres	44 ft
93	Stewart Lake	Dane	A	19.7 ft	6 acres	12 ft
94	Deep Hole Lake	Oneida	A	45.9 ft	37 acres	24 ft
95	Whitefish Lake	Vilas	A	45.1 ft	200 acres	40 ft
96	Whitefish Lake	Oneida	A	24.6 ft	199 acres	33 ft
97	Tom Doyle Lake	Oneida	A	22.1 ft	108 acres	30 ft
98	Big Bass Lake	Marathon	A	19.7 ft	177 acres	13 ft
99	Crystal Lake	Oneida	A	82 ft	54 acres	43 ft
100	Hasbrook Lake	Oneida	A	68.9 ft	307 acres	50 ft

Showing top 100 of 447 lakes by water quality grade.

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