Clear Lake vs George Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Clear Lake and George Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of B (Good). Both are in Oneida County, Wisconsin.
Both Clear Lake and George 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: Clear Lake (B) and George Lake (B) 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.
Clear Lake
No clarity data.
George Lake
Murky, only visible to about 5 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Clear Lake | George Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | B (Good) | B (Good) |
| Water Clarity | No data | 5 ft |
| Phosphorus | 10.8 µg/L Better | 22.1 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | 95 ft Better | 26 ft |
| Surface Area | 873 acres | 443 acres |
| Public Access | Yes | Yes |
| Fish Species | 6 | 6 |
| Trophic State | oligotrophic | 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
Both lakes earn the same Grade B. The tiebreakers come down to what you want from the lake. Clear Lake matches its peer on species count.
Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.