Bakkens Pond vs Cruson Slough Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Cruson Slough Lake has a higher water quality grade (B, Good) than Bakkens Pond (C, Fair). Both are in Wisconsin.
Both Bakkens Pond and Cruson Slough Lake 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. The grades are close: Bakkens Pond (C) and Cruson Slough Lake (B) are within one letter of each other on the LakeGrade rubric. The per-parameter sub-grades below will show where the small differences actually live.
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.
Bakkens Pond
Very murky, less than 2.5 ft of visibility.
Cruson Slough Lake
Moderate clarity, visible to about 7.6 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Bakkens Pond | Cruson Slough Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | C (Fair) | B (Good) |
| Water Clarity | 2.5 ft | 7.6 ft |
| Phosphorus | 23.3 µg/L | 28.9 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 60 acres | 80 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | eutrophic | eutrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Cruson Slough Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade B versus Bakkens Pond's Grade C. Water clarity: 7.6 ft vs 2.5 ft. For fishing diversity, Cruson Slough Lake also leads with 0 species.