Camelot Lake vs Petenwell Flowage Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Camelot Lake reads lower on nutrients and algae than Petenwell Flowage Lake. Both are in Wisconsin.
Camelot Lake and Petenwell Flowage 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 meaningfully apart: Camelot Lake carries clearly lower phosphorus and chlorophyll-a readings than Petenwell Flowage Lake. A spread that wide reflects real underlying differences, in watershed inputs, depth profiles, or monitoring rigor.
For a recreational visitor, the wider gap in the readings is decisive: Camelot Lake has the lower nutrient and algae numbers. For a researcher, the gap is the interesting part: what is different about the two watersheds, and which of those differences is mutable?
Camelot Lake
Moderate clarity, visible to about 7.6 ft.
Petenwell Flowage Lake
Very murky, less than 2.3 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Camelot Lake | Petenwell Flowage Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity | 7.6 ft Better | 2.3 ft |
| Phosphorus | 18.3 µg/L Better | 81.7 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | 24 ft | 44 ft Better |
| Surface Area | 393 acres | 23,173 acres |
| Public Access | Yes | Yes |
| Fish Species | 4 | 8 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
Camelot Lake reads lower on nutrients and algae than Petenwell Flowage Lake. Water clarity: 7.6 ft vs 2.3 ft. For more fish-species variety, Petenwell Flowage Lake edges ahead with 8 documented species.
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.