Glendale Lake vs Tecumseh Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Glendale Lake and Tecumseh Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of B (Good). Both are in Wisconsin.
Both Glendale Lake and Tecumseh Lake sit in Illinois. 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: Glendale Lake (B) and Tecumseh Lake (B) 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.
Glendale Lake
Murky, only visible to about 4.8 ft.
Tecumseh Lake
Murky, only visible to about 3.6 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Glendale Lake | Tecumseh Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | B (Good) | B (Good) |
| Water Clarity | 4.8 ft | 3.6 ft |
| Phosphorus | 16 µg/L | 18 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 84 acres | 13 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | mesotrophic | eutrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Both lakes earn the same Grade B. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Glendale Lake: 4.8 ft, Tecumseh Lake: 3.6 ft) and what you want from the lake. Glendale Lake matches its peer on species count.