Clam River Flowage Lake vs Danbury Flowage Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Danbury Flowage Lake has a higher water quality grade (D, Poor) than Clam River Flowage Lake (F, Very Poor). Both are in Burnett County, Wisconsin.
Both Clam River Flowage Lake and Danbury Flowage Lake sit in Wisconsin. 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. The grades are close: Clam River Flowage Lake (F) and Danbury Flowage Lake (D) are within one letter of each other on the LakeGrade rubric. The per-parameter sub-grades below will show where the small differences actually live.
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.
Clam River Flowage Lake
Very murky, less than 2.2 ft of visibility.
Danbury Flowage Lake
Murky, only visible to about 6.2 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Clam River Flowage Lake | Danbury Flowage Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | F (Very Poor) | D (Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 2.2 ft | 6.2 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 360 acres | 2.8K 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
Danbury Flowage Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade D versus Clam River Flowage Lake's Grade F. Water clarity: 6.2 ft vs 2.2 ft. For fishing diversity, Danbury Flowage Lake also leads with 0 species.