Fence Lake Deep vs Fence Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Fence Lake Deep and Fence Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of A (Excellent). Both are in Vilas County, Wisconsin.
Fence Lake Deep and Fence Lake are both in Wisconsin — 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 — Fence Lake Deep (A) versus Fence Lake (A). 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.
Fence Lake Deep
Crystal clear, you can see 17 ft down.
Fence Lake
Crystal clear, you can see 15 ft down.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Fence Lake Deep | Fence Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | A (Excellent) | A (Excellent) |
| Water Clarity | 17 ft | 15 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | 86 ft | 86 ft |
| Surface Area | 3.5K acres | 3.5K acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | oligotrophic | oligotrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Both lakes earn the same Grade A. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Fence Lake Deep: 17 ft, Fence Lake: 15 ft) and what you want from the lake. Fence Lake Deep matches its peer on species count.