Friends Lake vs Lake Luzerne
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Friends Lake and Lake Luzerne both received the same overall water quality grade of A (Excellent). Both are in Warren County, Wisconsin.
Both Friends Lake and Lake Luzerne sit in New York. 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. These two are within a letter of each other on the rubric — Friends Lake (A) versus Lake Luzerne (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.
Friends Lake
Crystal clear, you can see 16.3 ft down.
Lake Luzerne
Crystal clear, you can see 17.1 ft down.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Friends Lake | Lake Luzerne |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | A (Excellent) | A (Excellent) |
| Water Clarity | 16.3 ft | 17.1 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 450 acres | 111 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 (Friends Lake: 16.3 ft, Lake Luzerne: 17.1 ft) and what you want from the lake. Friends Lake matches its peer on species count.