Cedar Island Lake vs Oxbow Lake Southeast Basin; White Lake Township Section 26
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Oxbow Lake Southeast Basin; White Lake Township Section 26 has a higher water quality grade (A, Excellent) than Cedar Island Lake (B, Good). Both are in Oakland County, Wisconsin.
Both Cedar Island Lake and Oxbow Lake Southeast Basin; White Lake Township Section 26 sit in Michigan. 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 — Cedar Island Lake (B) versus Oxbow Lake Southeast Basin; White Lake Township Section 26 (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.
Cedar Island Lake
Good clarity, visible to about 10.5 ft.
Oxbow Lake Southeast Basin; White Lake Township Section 26
Good clarity, visible to about 14.3 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Cedar Island Lake | Oxbow Lake Southeast Basin; White Lake Township Section 26 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | B (Good) | A (Excellent) |
| Water Clarity | 10.5 ft | 14.3 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | 2.8 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 290 acres | 290 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 1 | 1 |
| Trophic State | mesotrophic | oligotrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Oxbow Lake Southeast Basin; White Lake Township Section 26 wins on overall water quality with a Grade A versus Cedar Island Lake's Grade B. Water clarity: 14.3 ft vs 10.5 ft. For fishing diversity, Oxbow Lake Southeast Basin; White Lake Township Section 26 also leads with 1 species.