Bone Lake vs Wapogasset Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Bone Lake reads lower on nutrients and algae than Wapogasset Lake. Both are in Polk County, Wisconsin.
Bone Lake and Wapogasset 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. The readings are close: Bone Lake and Wapogasset Lake sit within a narrow band of each other on phosphorus, chlorophyll-a and clarity. The per-parameter table below shows where the small differences actually live.
With readings 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.
Bone Lake
Moderate clarity, visible to about 8 ft.
Wapogasset Lake
Murky, only visible to about 6 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Bone Lake | Wapogasset Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity | 8 ft Better | 6 ft |
| Phosphorus | 19.8 µg/L Better | 30.5 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | 43 ft Better | 32 ft |
| Surface Area | 1,667 acres | 1,189 acres |
| Public Access | Yes | Yes |
| Fish Species | 4 | 5 Better |
| Trophic State | mesotrophic | eutrophic |
A green ✓ marks the better value for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better). Surface area and trophic state carry no tick — a bigger lake is not a better lake.
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Verdict
Bone Lake reads lower on nutrients and algae than Wapogasset Lake. Water clarity: 8 ft vs 6 ft. For more fish-species variety, Wapogasset Lake edges ahead with 5 documented species.
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.