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LakeQuality

Delavan Lake vs Delavan Lake

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

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

C

Delavan Lake

Walworth County, Wisconsin

Good clarity, visible to about 10 ft.

B

Delavan Lake

Walworth County, Wisconsin

Moderate clarity, visible to about 9.3 ft.

Side-by-Side Metrics

MetricDelavan LakeDelavan Lake
Overall GradeC (Fair)B (Good)
Water Clarity10 ft9.3 ft
Phosphorus73 µg/L26.5 µg/L
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No dataNo data
Maximum Depth52 ft52 ft
Surface Area1.9K acres1.9K acres
Public AccessYesYes
Fish Species66
Trophic Stateeutrophicmesotrophic

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

Verdict

Delavan Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade B versus Delavan Lake's Grade C. Water clarity: 9.3 ft vs 10 ft. For fishing diversity, Delavan Lake also leads with 6 species.