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Cuba Lake vs Findley Lake

Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.

Cuba Lake has a higher water quality grade (B, Good) than Findley Lake (C, Fair). Both are in Wisconsin.

Cuba Lake and Findley Lake are both in New York — 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. The grades are close: Cuba Lake (B) and Findley Lake (C) 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.

B

Cuba Lake

Allegany County, Wisconsin

Good clarity, visible to about 14.6 ft.

C

Findley Lake

Chautauqua County, Wisconsin

Moderate clarity, visible to about 8 ft.

Side-by-Side Metrics

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

MetricCuba LakeFindley Lake
Overall GradeB (Good)C (Fair)
Water Clarity14.6 ft8 ft
PhosphorusNo dataNo data
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No dataNo data
Maximum Depth--
Surface Area465 acres330 acres
Public AccessUnknownUnknown
Fish Species00
Trophic Stateoligotrophicmesotrophic

Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).

Verdict

Cuba Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade B versus Findley Lake's Grade C. Water clarity: 14.6 ft vs 8 ft. For fishing diversity, Cuba Lake also leads with 0 species.