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Hayward WI Lakes Area

"There are nearly 500 lakes and approximately 56,000 acres of water in Sawyer County alone. How will you choose? Whether you are a full recreation fan or simply prefer the silent glide, we will work together to find you just the right spot!"

WI Department of Natural Resources

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Wisconsin Lake Information

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Hayward WI Lakes Area is known far and wide for the abundance of beautiful waters. Lakes, rivers, creeks, ponds, streams and Wisconsin's Moving National Park, the mighty Namekagon River! Search lakes in the State of Wisconsin. 

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Wisconsin Association of Lakes

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Wisconsin Lakes, formerly known as the Wisconsin Association of Lakes, is the only statewide non-profit organization working exclusively to protect and enhance the quality of Wisconsin’s 15,000 lakes.

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Callahan Lake

Chippewa Flowage

Callahan Lake

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  • Settled in 1914 by legendary lumberjack, Bill Streveas
  • Very quiet with a wilderness atmosphere
  • Considered a chain comprised of : Callahan, Mud and Reed (across Highway B)
  • Chief River enters at the top of Mud Lake
  • Common activities: Fishing,  canoeing, kayaking
  • 15 minutes east/southeast of Hayward on your way to the Chippewa Flowage
  • Approximate acreages:  Mud 389 , Callahan 106, Reed 69 
  • Shoreline: 2 miles (Callahan), 6 miles (Mud), 2 miles (Reed)
  • Water color: light brown (all)
  • Drainage lakes (Mud & Callahan). Seepage lake (Reed).
  • Maximum depths: 15-18 feet
  • Secchi Disk: 7 feet
  • Mesotrophic 
  • Fishery: Musky (A2), Panfish, Largemouth Bass, Walleye

Lake Chetac

Chippewa Flowage

Callahan Lake

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  • 25 minutes south of Hayward
  • Common activities:  Fishing, swimming, boating
  • Boating ordinances
  • 2400 acres
  • Shoreline: 15 miles
  • Water color: Turbid
  • Drainage lake
  • Maximum depth: 26 feet
  • Fishery:  Northern, Walleye, Bass, Panfish

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Chippewa Flowage

Chippewa Flowage

Chippewa Flowage

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  • Known as "The Big Chip"
  • Wisconsin’s 3rd largest lake (excluding Lake Superior and Lake Michigan). Man-made lake with 140+ islands, bogs, points, bays, channels - “wilderness” water
  • The world record Musky was caught on the Flowage!
  • Most animals, birds and fish indigenous to northern WI find habitat on or around the Flowage
  • Shoreline: 233 miles 
  • Limited private lands
  • Common activities: Fishing, kayaking, canoeing, boating, swimming, island camping, wildlife observation
  • 25 minutes east/southeast of Hayward
  • 15,000 + acres
  • Water color: light brown
  • Impoundment (drainage) lake 
  • Maximum depth: 92 feet 
  • Eutrophic
  • Fishery:  Musky (A1), Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Walleye, Panfish

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Durphee Lake

Upper, Middle, Lower Eau Claire Chain Lakes

Chippewa Flowage

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  • Neighbor to Lac Courte Oreilles, Grindstone, Whitefish lakes
  • 10 minutes south of Hayward 
  • Common activities: Fishing, swimming, kayaking, canoeing, pontoon
  • 190 acres
  • Shoreline: 3 miles
  • Water color: turbid
  • Seepage lake
  • Maximum depth: 16 feet
  • Secchi Disk: 3 feet
  • Fishery:  Bass, Panfish

Upper, Middle, Lower Eau Claire Chain Lakes

Upper, Middle, Lower Eau Claire Chain Lakes

Upper, Middle, Lower Eau Claire Chain Lakes

Eau Claire Lakes Wisconsin

  • Chain lakes
  • Common actvities:  Fishing, swimming, boating, canoeing, kayaking
  • 780 acres (Lower), 1024 acres (Upper), 880 acres (Middle)
  • Shoreline: 10 miles (Upper), 11 miles (Middle), 7 miles (Lower)
  • Water color: Moderately clear (Lower), Very clear (Upper & Middle)
  • Drainage lakes
  • Maximum depth: 41 feet (Lower), 92 feet (Upper), 66 feet (Middle)
  • Fishery: Lower-Musky (A1), Panfish, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye. Upper-Musky (A1), Panfish, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Walleye. Middle-Panfish, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Walleye

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Grindstone Lake

Upper, Middle, Lower Eau Claire Chain Lakes

Upper, Middle, Lower Eau Claire Chain Lakes

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  • One of the area’s preeminent lakes
  • Full recreation
  • 10 minutes south of Hayward
  • 3100+ acres
  • Shoreline: 10 miles
  • Water color: Clear
  • Drainage lake
  • Maximum depth: 59 feet
  • Secchi Disk: 12 feet
  • Oligotrophic
  • Fishery: Musky (A1), Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Panfish

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Lake Hayward

Lac Courte Oreilles Lake

Lac Courte Oreilles Lake

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  • Located right in Hayward
  • Fed by Namekagon River
  • Common activities: Fishing, kayaking, canoeing, pontoon
  • 190 acres
  • Shoreline: 8+ miles
  • Drainage lake
  • Maximum depth: 17 feet
  • Fishery:  Musky (A2), Panfish, Large & Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Walleye

Lac Courte Oreilles Lake

Lac Courte Oreilles Lake

Lac Courte Oreilles Lake

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  • This beautiful lake is the largest natural lake in Sawyer County and one of the 10 largest in the state of Wisconsin
  • Connects to Little LCO 
  • Full recreation
  • 15 minutes south of Hayward
  • 5000+ acres
  • Shoreline: 25 miles
  • Water color: Clear
  • Drainage lake
  • Maximum depth: 90 feet
  • Secchi Disk: 13.5 feet
  • Oligotrophic
  • Fishery: Musky (A1), Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Panfish

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Long Lake

Lac Courte Oreilles Lake

Lost Land & Teal Lakes -"Quiet" Lakes

  • The walleye capital of Wisconsin. A “generational” lake. 
  • High demand 
  • Full recreation
  • 20 miles south of Hayward. The lake starts near Stone Lake and meanders south 19 miles from there. 
  • 3300 acres
  • Shoreline: 35 miles
  • Water color: clear
  • Drainage lake
  • Maximum depth: 74 feet
  • Secchi Disk: 12 feet
  • Eutrophic
  • Fishery: Walleye, Panfish, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike

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Lost Land & Teal Lakes -"Quiet" Lakes

Lost Land & Teal Lakes -"Quiet" Lakes

Lost Land & Teal Lakes -"Quiet" Lakes

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  • Wisconsin's only chain of "quiet lakes"
  • Located in the Chequamegon National Forest
  • 10 MPH speed limit, no jet ski, no water ski
  • 20 miles east of Hayward
  • Common activities: Fishing, kayaking, canoeing, boating, swimming
  • Approximate acreages: Lost Land 1300+ , Teal 1000+ , Ghost 370+
  • Shoreline: Lost Land-11 miles, Teal-10 miles, Ghost-7 miles
  • Lost Land & Teal connected by a 3/4  mile long waterway
  • Water color: clear for Lost Land and Teal, dark brown for Ghost
  • Drainage lakes 
  • Maximum depths: Lost Land 21 feet, Teal 31 feet, Ghost 12 feet
  • Secchi Disk: Lost Land 6 feet, Teal 6 feet, Ghost 3 feet
  • Eutrophic (Lost Land and Teal) Mesotrophic (Ghost)
  • Fishery: Lost Land & Teal: Musky (A2), Walleye, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Panfish. Ghost: Musky (A2), Walleye, Largemouth Bass, Panfish

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Moose Lake

Lost Land & Teal Lakes -"Quiet" Lakes

Lake Namekagon

  • “Wilderness” water, tranquility, remote, in the heart of the Chequamegon National Forest
  • Created by an impoundment of the West Fork of the Chippewa River
  • 25 minutes east of Hayward
  • Common activities: Fishing, canoeing, kayaking
  • 1600+ acres
  • Shoreline: 27 miles
  • Water color: dark brown (root beer)
  • Drainage lake
  • Maximum depth: 30 feet
  • Secchi Disk: 2 feet
  • Mesotrophic
  • Fishery:  Musky (A2), Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Panfish

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Lake Namekagon

Lost Land & Teal Lakes -"Quiet" Lakes

Lake Namekagon

  • Considered a premium lake near Cable, WI - 30 minutes from Hayward
  • Known as a "Walleye factory"
  • Shoreline: 43 miles 
  • Common activities:  Fishing, boating, swimming, canoeing, kayaking
  • 2800+ acres
  • Water color: Stained
  • Drainage lake
  • Maximum depth: 53 feet
  • Secchi Disk: 6 feet
  • Eutrophic
  • Fishery:  Musky (A1), Northern Pike, Walleye, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Panfish

Namekagon River

Namekagon River

Namekagon River

  • Wisconsin's Moving National Park
  • Protected under the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway
  • A northern tributary to the St. Croix River
  • Class I-II Rapids
  • Nearly 100 miles in length
  • Narrow river twisting through coniferous forest, marsh and swamp lands
  • Common activities: Canoeing, kayaking, tubing
  • Wildlife includes: Deer, muskrat, beaver, turtles and blue herons, while overhead, eagle and osprey can often be seen

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Nelson Lake

Namekagon River

Namekagon River

  • A “Canadian” feel with interesting shoreline
  • Formed by damming of Totogatic River
  • Shoreline: 31 miles 
  • Common activities:  Fishing, kayaking, canoeing, swimming, boating
  • 5 minutes north of Hayward
  • 2500+ acres
  • Water color: medium brown
  • Drainage lake
  • Maximum depth 35 feet
  • Secchi Disk: 3 feet
  • Eutrophic
  • Fishery: Walleye, Northern Pike, Bass, Panfish

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Red Cedar Lake

Namekagon River

Red Cedar Lake

  • Considered a premium lake and very near acclaimed Long Lake.
  • Common activities:  Fishing, swimming, boating
  • Boating ordinances
  • Near Birchwood, WI - 35 minutes south of Hayward
  • 1800+ acres
  • Drainage lake
  • Maximum depth: 53 feet
  • Eutrophic
  • Fishery:  Panfish, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Walleye

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Round Lake

Sissabagama Lake

Red Cedar Lake

  • One of the area’s preeminent bodies of water
  • Full recreation
  • Connects with Little Round via navigable channel
  • 10 minutes east of Hayward
  • 3000+ acres
  • Shoreline: 19 miles
  • Water color: Clear
  • Seepage lake
  • Maximum depth: 74 feet
  • Secchi Disk: 18 feet
  • Oligotrophic
  • Fishery:  Musky (A1), Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Panfish

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Sand Lake

Sissabagama Lake

Sissabagama Lake

  • Smaller premium lake 
  • Located in between Stone, Whitefish and Lac Courte Oreilles lakes
  • 12 miles south from Hayward
  • Common activities: Swimming, fishing, boating
  • 949 acres
  • Shoreline: 5 miles
  • Water color: clear
  • Drainage lake
  • Maximum depth: 50 feet
  • Secchi Disk: 11 feet
  • Mesotrophic
  • Fishery:  Musky (A1), Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Panfish

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Sissabagama Lake

Sissabagama Lake

Sissabagama Lake

  • Located just south of Stone Lake and considered a premium lake
  • Just south of Stone Lake, WI and 20 minutes or so from Hayward
  • Common activities: Fishing, boating, swimming, canoeing, kayaking
  • 800+ acres
  • Shoreline: 8 miles (Big), 6 miles (Little)
  • Provided link is for Little Sissabagama Lake
  • Water color: clear (both)
  • Drainage lake
  • Maximum depth: 48 feet (Big), 75 feet (Little)
  • Secchi Disk: 8 feet (Big)
  • Eutrophic
  • Fishery:  Musky (A2), Panfish, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass,  Walleye

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Spider Lake

Tiger Cat Flowage

Spider Lake

  • Highly-esteemed lake chain comprising: Spider, Little Spider, Clear, Fawn and North Lakes
  • Common activities: Fishing, kayaking, canoeing, swimming, boating 
  • 20 minutes east of Hayward
  • 1400+ acres
  • Shoreline: 21 miles
  • Water color: clear
  • Drainage lake
  • Maximum depth: 64 feet
  • Secchi Disk: 9 feet
  • Mesotrophic
  • Fishery:  Musky (A2), Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Panfish

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Stone Lake

Tiger Cat Flowage

Spider Lake

  • Big Stone & Little Stone connect through an accessible channel
  • Located just outside of Stone Lake, WI - 15 minutes south of Hayward
  • Common activities: Swimming, boating, 
  • Approximate acreages: 523 (Big) and 27 (Little) 
  • Shoreline: 5 miles total
  • Water color: clear (both)
  • Seepage lakes
  • Maximum depth: 49 feet (Big) and 13 (Little)
  • Secchi Disk: 12 feet (Little)
  • Oligotrophic (Big) and Mesotrophic (Little)
  • Fishery:  Panfish, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Walleye

Tiger Cat Flowage

Tiger Cat Flowage

Tiger Cat Flowage

  • Beautiful natural surroundings
  • Loon enthusiasts say there is an abundant loon population
  • Individual names: McClaine, Upper Twin, Lower Twin, Placid, Burns, Tiger Cat 
  • Common activites:  Fishing, kayaking, canoeing,  boating, swimming
  • 10 minutes east of Hayward
  • 1000+ acres
  • Shoreline: 30 miles
  • Water color: light brown
  • Drainage lake
  • Maximum depth: 30 feet
  • Secchi Disk: 10 feet
  • Mesotrophic
  • Fishery:  Musky (B), Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Panfish

Whitefish Lake

Whitefish Lake

Tiger Cat Flowage

  • Deepest lake in Sawyer County
  • This lake draws similarities to Lac Courte Oreilles...on a smaller scale.
  • Common activities: Swimming, fishing, kayaking, canoeing, boating
  • 20 minutes south of Hayward
  • 900+ acres
  • Shoreline: 8 miles
  • Water color: clear
  • Drainage lake
  • Maximum depth: 105 feet
  • Secchi disk: 14 feet
  • Mesotrophic
  • Fishery: Musky (A1),  Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Walleye, Panfish

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Windigo Lake

Whitefish Lake

Windigo Lake

  • Wilderness atmosphere (eagles nesting on island) & neighbor to Grindstone and Lac Courte Oreilles Lakes
  • Common activities: Fishing, kayaking, canoeing, boating, swimming
  • 10 minutes south of Hayward
  • 500+ acres
  • Shoreline: 9 miles
  • Water color: clear
  • Seepage lake
  • Maximum depth: 51 feet
  • Secchi Disk: 10 feet
  • Eutrophic
  • Fishery:  Panfish, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Walleye

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