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Clearest Lakes in Iowa County, Wisconsin, Ranked

1 Iowa County lake are at least 50 acres with a current DNR water-clarity reading, out of 14 documented lakes in the county. Updated July 2026.

12 ft
56 acres
Iowa County, WI
Ludden Lake
enhancedDepth mapWater data
42.88, -90.2056 acres | 14 ft max1 public access pointLargemouth Bass, Panfish
2 ft water clarity (Jul 2024) · 56 acres, 14 ft max depth · 1 public landing

Methodology

How this list is built

Ranked by the most recent documented Secchi disk reading (feet of visibility) from DNR/CLMN monitoring.
Readings older than 10 years are excluded — a decades-old reading no longer says anything about today's water.
Lakes under 50 acres — or without documented acreage — are excluded from rankings.
Readings deeper than the lake's own documented maximum depth are treated as source-data errors and excluded.
Clarity swings with season and weather, so the reading date is shown for every lake.
Only monitored lakes can rank. A clear lake nobody measures cannot appear here — this list rewards documentation as much as clarity.

FAQ

Iowa County lake records

What is the clearest lake in Iowa County?

Ludden Lake — By most recent Secchi reading, Ludden Lake in Iowa County is the clearest monitored lake in Iowa County, with 2 feet of visibility.

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Source data: Wisconsin DNR lake and monitoring records as aggregated by LakeList. Figures reflect the most recent documented values, not new surveys — verify access and rules before you go. Lake outlines are shoreline shapes from LakeList and the USGS National Hydrography Dataset; they illustrate a lake's form and are not depth or navigation charts.