Chequamegon Waters Flowage Lake vs Holcombe Flowage Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Holcombe Flowage Lake reads lower on nutrients and algae than Chequamegon Waters Flowage Lake. Both are in Wisconsin.
Both Chequamegon Waters Flowage Lake and Holcombe Flowage Lake sit in Wisconsin. A same-state comparison strips out the state-level water-quality regime as a variable: any differences in the readings here are about the lakes themselves, not the agencies sampling them. The readings are close: Chequamegon Waters Flowage Lake and Holcombe Flowage 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.
Chequamegon Waters Flowage Lake
Very murky, less than 2.5 ft of visibility.
Holcombe Flowage Lake
Murky, only visible to about 3.7 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Chequamegon Waters Flowage Lake | Holcombe Flowage Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity | 2.5 ft | 3.7 ft Better |
| Phosphorus | 91.3 µg/L | 49.6 µg/L Better |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | 22 ft | - |
| Surface Area | 2,366 acres | 4,300 acres |
| Public Access | Yes | Yes |
| Fish Species | 3 Better | 0 |
| Trophic State | eutrophic | 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
Chequamegon Waters Flowage Lake and Holcombe Flowage Lake read the same on nutrients and algae overall. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Chequamegon Waters Flowage Lake: 2.5 ft, Holcombe Flowage Lake: 3.7 ft) and what you want from the lake. Chequamegon Waters Flowage Lake supports more documented fish species.
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.