WI · ranked by public data

The 25 Clearest Lakes in Oneida County, Wisconsin

76 Oneida County lakes are at least 50 acres with a current DNR water-clarity reading, out of 441 documented lakes in the county. Updated July 2026.

125 ft
441 acres
Oneida County, WI
Blue Lake
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45.84, -89.76441 acres | 49 ft max0 public access pointsPanfish, Smallmouth Bass
25 ft water clarity (Jun 2026) · 441 acres, 49 ft max depth · No verified public access
221.8 ft
360 acres
Oneida County, WI
Clearwater Lake
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45.85, -89.20360 acres | 48 ft max0 public access pointsSmallmouth Bass, Walleye
21.8 ft water clarity (Sep 2025) · 360 acres, 48 ft max depth · No verified public access
321 ft
199 acres
Oneida County, WI
Alva Lake
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45.71, -89.59199 acres | 43 ft max1 public access pointLargemouth Bass, Panfish
21 ft water clarity (Aug 2025) · 199 acres, 43 ft max depth · 1 public landing
420 ft
81 acres
Oneida County, WI
Paradise Lake
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45.86, -89.4381 acres | 48 ft max0 public access pointsPanfish, Smallmouth Bass
20 ft water clarity (Jul 2017) · 81 acres, 48 ft max depth · No verified public access
520 ft
65 acres
Oneida County, WI
Lee Lake
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45.79, -89.7265 acres | 44 ft max0 public access pointsPanfish, Largemouth Bass
20 ft water clarity (Aug 2025) · 65 acres, 44 ft max depth · No verified public access
619.5 ft
180 acres
Oneida County, WI
Wind Pudding Lake
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45.76, -89.64180 acres | 35 ft max0 public access pointsLargemouth Bass, Northern Pike
19.5 ft water clarity (May 2023) · 180 acres, 35 ft max depth · No verified public access
719.5 ft
119 acres
Oneida County, WI
Hodstradt Lake
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45.81, -89.56119 acres | 36 ft max1 public access pointPanfish, Smallmouth Bass
19.5 ft water clarity (Jun 2024) · 119 acres, 36 ft max depth · 1 public landing
817 ft
168 acres
Oneida County, WI
Mildred Lake
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45.68, -89.54168 acres | 45 ft max1 public access pointLargemouth Bass, Musky
17 ft water clarity (Jun 2026) · 168 acres, 45 ft max depth · 1 public landing
917 ft
159 acres
Oneida County, WI
Franklin Lake
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45.87, -89.86159 acres | 25 ft max0 public access pointsLargemouth Bass, Musky
17 ft water clarity (Jun 2026) · 159 acres, 25 ft max depth · No verified public access
1017 ft
96 acres
Oneida County, WI
Dorothy Lake
enhancedDepth mapWater data
45.82, -89.5896 acres | 35 ft max1 public access pointSmallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass
17 ft water clarity (Jul 2020) · 96 acres, 35 ft max depth · 1 public landing

Rank	Lake	County	Water clarity	Acres	Max depth	Public access
11	Buffalo Lake	Oneida	16 ft	105	27 ft	1 landing
12	Lone Stone Lake	Oneida	15.5 ft	171	30 ft	1 landing
13	Bird Lake	Oneida	15.5 ft	97	40 ft	1 landing
14	Sugar Camp Lake	Oneida	14.8 ft	519	38 ft	1 landing
15	Bolger Lake	Oneida	14.8 ft	115	45 ft	1 landing
16	Flannery Lake	Oneida	14.5 ft	107	35 ft	1 landing
17	Katherine Lake	Oneida	14 ft	524	30 ft	1 landing
18	East Horsehead Lake	Oneida	14 ft	191	27 ft	1 landing
19	Long Lake	Oneida	13.5 ft	113	58 ft	1 landing
20	Lake Seventeen	Oneida	13 ft	176	37 ft	—
21	Lower Kaubashine Lake	Oneida	12.6 ft	198	36 ft	1 landing
22	Upper Kaubashine Lake	Oneida	12.5 ft	181	56 ft	—
23	Indian Lake	Oneida	12 ft	354	26 ft	1 landing
24	Maple Lake	Oneida	12 ft	131	15 ft	1 landing
25	Little Carr Lake	Oneida	12 ft	51	30 ft	1 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

Oneida County lake records

What is the clearest lake in Oneida County?

Blue Lake — By most recent Secchi reading, Blue Lake in Oneida County is the clearest monitored lake in Oneida County, with 25 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, and conditions change — 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.

WI · ranked by public data

The 25 Clearest Lakes in Oneida County, Wisconsin

76 Oneida County lakes are at least 50 acres with a current DNR water-clarity reading, out of 441 documented lakes in the county. Updated July 2026.

125 ft
441 acres
Oneida County, WI
Blue Lake
enhancedDepth mapStockedWater data
45.84, -89.76441 acres | 49 ft max0 public access pointsPanfish, Smallmouth Bass
25 ft water clarity (Jun 2026) · 441 acres, 49 ft max depth · No verified public access
221.8 ft
360 acres
Oneida County, WI
Clearwater Lake
enhancedDepth mapWater data
45.85, -89.20360 acres | 48 ft max0 public access pointsSmallmouth Bass, Walleye
21.8 ft water clarity (Sep 2025) · 360 acres, 48 ft max depth · No verified public access
321 ft
199 acres
Oneida County, WI
Alva Lake
enhancedDepth mapWater data
45.71, -89.59199 acres | 43 ft max1 public access pointLargemouth Bass, Panfish
21 ft water clarity (Aug 2025) · 199 acres, 43 ft max depth · 1 public landing
420 ft
81 acres
Oneida County, WI
Paradise Lake
enhancedDepth mapWater data
45.86, -89.4381 acres | 48 ft max0 public access pointsPanfish, Smallmouth Bass
20 ft water clarity (Jul 2017) · 81 acres, 48 ft max depth · No verified public access
520 ft
65 acres
Oneida County, WI
Lee Lake
enhancedDepth mapWater data
45.79, -89.7265 acres | 44 ft max0 public access pointsPanfish, Largemouth Bass
20 ft water clarity (Aug 2025) · 65 acres, 44 ft max depth · No verified public access
619.5 ft
180 acres
Oneida County, WI
Wind Pudding Lake
enhancedDepth mapWater data
45.76, -89.64180 acres | 35 ft max0 public access pointsLargemouth Bass, Northern Pike
19.5 ft water clarity (May 2023) · 180 acres, 35 ft max depth · No verified public access
719.5 ft
119 acres
Oneida County, WI
Hodstradt Lake
enhancedDepth mapWater data
45.81, -89.56119 acres | 36 ft max1 public access pointPanfish, Smallmouth Bass
19.5 ft water clarity (Jun 2024) · 119 acres, 36 ft max depth · 1 public landing
817 ft
168 acres
Oneida County, WI
Mildred Lake
enhancedDepth mapWater dataDNR forecast
45.68, -89.54168 acres | 45 ft max1 public access pointLargemouth Bass, Musky
17 ft water clarity (Jun 2026) · 168 acres, 45 ft max depth · 1 public landing
917 ft
159 acres
Oneida County, WI
Franklin Lake
enhancedDepth mapWater data
45.87, -89.86159 acres | 25 ft max0 public access pointsLargemouth Bass, Musky
17 ft water clarity (Jun 2026) · 159 acres, 25 ft max depth · No verified public access
1017 ft
96 acres
Oneida County, WI
Dorothy Lake
enhancedDepth mapWater data
45.82, -89.5896 acres | 35 ft max1 public access pointSmallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass
17 ft water clarity (Jul 2020) · 96 acres, 35 ft max depth · 1 public landing

Rank	Lake	County	Water clarity	Acres	Max depth	Public access
11	Buffalo Lake	Oneida	16 ft	105	27 ft	1 landing
12	Lone Stone Lake	Oneida	15.5 ft	171	30 ft	1 landing
13	Bird Lake	Oneida	15.5 ft	97	40 ft	1 landing
14	Sugar Camp Lake	Oneida	14.8 ft	519	38 ft	1 landing
15	Bolger Lake	Oneida	14.8 ft	115	45 ft	1 landing
16	Flannery Lake	Oneida	14.5 ft	107	35 ft	1 landing
17	Katherine Lake	Oneida	14 ft	524	30 ft	1 landing
18	East Horsehead Lake	Oneida	14 ft	191	27 ft	1 landing
19	Long Lake	Oneida	13.5 ft	113	58 ft	1 landing
20	Lake Seventeen	Oneida	13 ft	176	37 ft	—
21	Lower Kaubashine Lake	Oneida	12.6 ft	198	36 ft	1 landing
22	Upper Kaubashine Lake	Oneida	12.5 ft	181	56 ft	—
23	Indian Lake	Oneida	12 ft	354	26 ft	1 landing
24	Maple Lake	Oneida	12 ft	131	15 ft	1 landing
25	Little Carr Lake	Oneida	12 ft	51	30 ft	1 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

Oneida County lake records

What is the clearest lake in Oneida County?

Blue Lake — By most recent Secchi reading, Blue Lake in Oneida County is the clearest monitored lake in Oneida County, with 25 feet of visibility.

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The 25 Clearest Lakes in Oneida County, Wisconsin

Blue Lake

Clearwater Lake

Alva Lake

Paradise Lake

Lee Lake

Wind Pudding Lake

Hodstradt Lake

Mildred Lake

Franklin Lake

Dorothy Lake

How this list is built

Oneida County lake records

What is the clearest lake in Oneida County?

The 25 Clearest Lakes in Oneida County, Wisconsin

Blue Lake

Clearwater Lake

Alva Lake

Paradise Lake

Lee Lake

Wind Pudding Lake

Hodstradt Lake

Mildred Lake

Franklin Lake

Dorothy Lake

How this list is built

Oneida County lake records

What is the clearest lake in Oneida County?