Barrett Pond vs Roaring Brook Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Barrett Pond has a higher water quality grade (B, Good) than Roaring Brook Lake (C, Fair). Both are in Putnam County, Wisconsin.
Both Barrett Pond and Roaring Brook Lake sit in New York. 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: Barrett Pond (B) and Roaring Brook Lake (C) 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.
Barrett Pond
Good clarity, visible to about 14.4 ft.
Roaring Brook Lake
Moderate clarity, visible to about 8.3 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Barrett Pond | Roaring Brook Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | B (Good) | C (Fair) |
| Water Clarity | 14.4 ft | 8.3 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 70 acres | 112 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | oligotrophic | mesotrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Barrett Pond wins on overall water quality with a Grade B versus Roaring Brook Lake's Grade C. Water clarity: 14.4 ft vs 8.3 ft. For fishing diversity, Barrett Pond also leads with 0 species.