Big Cedar Lake-North Site-Near West Bend vs Big Cedar Lake-South Site-Near West Bend
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Big Cedar Lake-North Site-Near West Bend and Big Cedar Lake-South Site-Near West Bend both received the same overall water quality grade of A (Excellent). Both are in Washington County, Wisconsin.
Both Big Cedar Lake-North Site-Near West Bend and Big Cedar Lake-South Site-Near West Bend 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 — Big Cedar Lake-North Site-Near West Bend (A) versus Big Cedar Lake-South Site-Near West Bend (A). 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.
Big Cedar Lake-North Site-Near West Bend
Good clarity, visible to about 11.8 ft.
Big Cedar Lake-South Site-Near West Bend
Good clarity, visible to about 12.6 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Big Cedar Lake-North Site-Near West Bend | Big Cedar Lake-South Site-Near West Bend |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | A (Excellent) | A (Excellent) |
| Water Clarity | 11.8 ft | 12.6 ft |
| Phosphorus | 17.5 µg/L | 15 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | 105 ft | 105 ft |
| Surface Area | 937 acres | 937 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | mesotrophic | mesotrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Both lakes earn the same Grade A. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Big Cedar Lake-North Site-Near West Bend: 11.8 ft, Big Cedar Lake-South Site-Near West Bend: 12.6 ft) and what you want from the lake. Big Cedar Lake-North Site-Near West Bend matches its peer on species count.