Big Roche A Cri Lake vs Camelot Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Big Roche A Cri Lake and Camelot Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of B (Good). Both are in Adams County, Wisconsin.
Big Roche A Cri Lake and Camelot Lake are both in Wisconsin — 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 — Big Roche A Cri Lake (B) versus Camelot Lake (B). 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 Roche A Cri Lake
Good clarity, visible to about 10 ft.
Camelot Lake
Moderate clarity, visible to about 8 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Big Roche A Cri Lake | Camelot Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | B (Good) | B (Good) |
| Water Clarity | 10 ft | 8 ft |
| Phosphorus | 22.3 µg/L | 17.2 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 204 acres | 445 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 B. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Big Roche A Cri Lake: 10 ft, Camelot Lake: 8 ft) and what you want from the lake. Big Roche A Cri Lake matches its peer on species count.