Arrowhead Lake vs Lake Sherwood
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Arrowhead Lake and Lake Sherwood both received the same overall water quality grade of C (Fair). Both are in Adams County, Wisconsin.
Both Arrowhead Lake and Lake Sherwood sit in Wisconsin. A same-state comparison strips out the state-level water-quality regime as a variable: any grade differences here are about the lakes themselves, not the agencies grading them. These two are within a letter of each other on the rubric — Arrowhead Lake (C) versus Lake Sherwood (C). The deciding factors for a recreational visitor are likely physical (depth, access, fish species) rather than water-quality differences.
With grades this close, the choice between the two lakes turns on non-water-quality factors: depth, fish species, public access, distance from home. The per-lake pages below cover all of those.
Arrowhead Lake
Murky, only visible to about 6.5 ft.
Lake Sherwood
Murky, only visible to about 5.5 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Arrowhead Lake | Lake Sherwood |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | C (Fair) | C (Fair) |
| Water Clarity | 6.5 ft | 5.5 ft |
| Phosphorus | 20.8 µg/L | 22.6 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 300 acres | 246 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | mesotrophic | eutrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Both lakes earn the same Grade C. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Arrowhead Lake: 6.5 ft, Lake Sherwood: 5.5 ft) and what you want from the lake. Arrowhead Lake matches its peer on species count.