Crystal Lake Max Depth vs Eldred Sherwood Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Crystal Lake Max Depth and Eldred Sherwood Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of F (Very Poor). Both are in Hancock County, Wisconsin.
Crystal Lake Max Depth and Eldred Sherwood Lake are both in Iowa — 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 — Crystal Lake Max Depth (F) versus Eldred Sherwood Lake (F). 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.
Crystal Lake Max Depth
Very murky, less than 1.6 ft of visibility.
Eldred Sherwood Lake
Very murky, less than 3 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Crystal Lake Max Depth | Eldred Sherwood Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | F (Very Poor) | F (Very Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 1.6 ft | 3 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 50.3 µg/L | 33.4 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 9.7 acres | 23 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
Both lakes earn the same Grade F. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Crystal Lake Max Depth: 1.6 ft, Eldred Sherwood Lake: 3 ft) and what you want from the lake. Crystal Lake Max Depth matches its peer on species count.