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Beaver Lake vs Truitt Pond

Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.

Beaver Lake has a higher water quality grade (D, Poor) than Truitt Pond (F, Very Poor). Both are in Wisconsin.

Beaver Lake and Truitt Pond are both in New York — a same-state head-to-head where the comparison comes down to lake-specific differences in depth, watershed, and monitoring history rather than the broader state-level water-quality regime. These two are within a letter of each other on the rubric — Beaver Lake (D) versus Truitt Pond (F). 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.

D

Beaver Lake

Broome County, Wisconsin

Murky, only visible to about 5.5 ft.

F

Truitt Pond

Chenango County, Wisconsin

Very murky, less than 3.2 ft of visibility.

Side-by-Side Metrics

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

MetricBeaver LakeTruitt Pond
Overall GradeD (Poor)F (Very Poor)
Water Clarity5.5 ft3.2 ft
PhosphorusNo dataNo data
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No dataNo data
Maximum Depth--
Surface Area40 acres19 acres
Public AccessUnknownUnknown
Fish Species00
Trophic Stateeutrophiceutrophic

Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).

Verdict

Beaver Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade D versus Truitt Pond's Grade F. Water clarity: 5.5 ft vs 3.2 ft. For fishing diversity, Beaver Lake also leads with 0 species.