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Enterprise Lake vs Pelican Lake

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

Enterprise Lake has a higher water quality grade (C, Fair) than Pelican Lake (D, Poor). Both are in Wisconsin.

Both Enterprise Lake and Pelican 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: Enterprise Lake (C) and Pelican Lake (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.

C

Enterprise Lake

Langlade County, Wisconsin

Murky, only visible to about 4.5 ft.

D

Pelican Lake

Oneida County, Wisconsin

Murky, only visible to about 5.1 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.

MetricEnterprise LakePelican Lake
Overall GradeC (Fair)D (Poor)
Water Clarity4.5 ft5.1 ft
Phosphorus25.2 µg/LNo data
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No dataNo data
Maximum Depth27 ft39 ft
Surface Area509 acres3.5K acres
Public AccessUnknownUnknown
Fish Species00
Trophic Stateeutrophiceutrophic

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

Verdict

Enterprise Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade C versus Pelican Lake's Grade D. Water clarity: 4.5 ft vs 5.1 ft. For fishing diversity, Enterprise Lake also leads with 0 species.