George Lake vs Lake Thompson
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
George Lake reads lower on nutrients and algae than Lake Thompson. Both are in Oneida County, Wisconsin.
Both George Lake and Lake Thompson sit in Wisconsin. A same-state comparison strips out the state-level water-quality regime as a variable: any differences in the readings here are about the lakes themselves, not the agencies sampling them. These two sit close on their nutrient and algae readings, George Lake versus Lake Thompson. The deciding factors for a recreational visitor are likely physical (depth, access, fish species) rather than water-quality differences.
With readings 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.
George Lake
Murky, only visible to about 5 ft.
Lake Thompson
Murky, only visible to about 4 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | George Lake | Lake Thompson |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity | 5 ft Better | 4 ft |
| Phosphorus | 22.1 µg/L Better | 22.4 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | 26 ft | 30 ft Better |
| Surface Area | 443 acres | 401 acres |
| Public Access | Yes | Yes |
| Fish Species | 6 | 6 |
| Trophic State | eutrophic | eutrophic |
A green ✓ marks the better value for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better). Surface area and trophic state carry no tick — a bigger lake is not a better lake.
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Verdict
George Lake and Lake Thompson read the same on nutrients and algae overall. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (George Lake: 5 ft, Lake Thompson: 4 ft) and what you want from the lake. George Lake matches its peer on species count.
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.