Eddy by Pony Creek Lake vs Tilleda Pond
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Tilleda Pond has a higher water quality grade (D, Poor) than Eddy by Pony Creek Lake (F, Very Poor). Both are in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
Both Eddy by Pony Creek Lake and Tilleda Pond 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: Eddy by Pony Creek Lake (F) and Tilleda Pond (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.
Eddy by Pony Creek Lake
Very murky, less than 0.5 ft of visibility.
Tilleda Pond
No clarity data.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Eddy by Pony Creek Lake | Tilleda Pond |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | F (Very Poor) | D (Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 0.5 ft | No data |
| Phosphorus | 1370 µg/L | 64.4 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 28 acres | 28 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | hypereutrophic | eutrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Tilleda Pond wins on overall water quality with a Grade D versus Eddy by Pony Creek Lake's Grade F. For fishing diversity, Tilleda Pond also leads with 0 species.