Chippewa Flowage -North of Cranberry Bars Lake vs Chippewa Flowage -Pokegema Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Chippewa Flowage -Pokegema Lake has a higher water quality grade (C, Fair) than Chippewa Flowage -North of Cranberry Bars Lake (C, Fair). Both are in Sawyer County, Wisconsin.
Chippewa Flowage -North of Cranberry Bars Lake and Chippewa Flowage -Pokegema 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 — Chippewa Flowage -North of Cranberry Bars Lake (C) versus Chippewa Flowage -Pokegema Lake (C). 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.
Chippewa Flowage -North of Cranberry Bars Lake
Murky, only visible to about 4.9 ft.
Chippewa Flowage -Pokegema Lake
Murky, only visible to about 5.8 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Chippewa Flowage -North of Cranberry Bars Lake | Chippewa Flowage -Pokegema Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | C (Fair) | C (Fair) |
| Water Clarity | 4.9 ft | 5.8 ft |
| Phosphorus | 37 µg/L | 29 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 9.8 µg/L | 6.8 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | 92 ft | 92 ft |
| Surface Area | 14.6K acres | 14.6K acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | eutrophic | eutrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Chippewa Flowage -Pokegema Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade C versus Chippewa Flowage -North of Cranberry Bars Lake's Grade C. Water clarity: 5.8 ft vs 4.9 ft. For fishing diversity, Chippewa Flowage -Pokegema Lake also leads with 0 species.