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Gmw-07 Lake vs Wed-01 Lake

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

Wed-01 Lake has a higher water quality grade (A, Excellent) than Gmw-07 Lake (F, Very Poor). Both are in Wisconsin.

Both Gmw-07 Lake and Wed-01 Lake sit in Indiana. 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 meaningfully apart: Wed-01 Lake grades a A while Gmw-07 Lake grades a F. That two-letter spread reflects real underlying differences — different watershed inputs, different depth profiles, or different monitoring rigor.

For a recreational visitor, the wider grade gap is decisive — Wed-01 Lake is the better water-quality choice. For a researcher, the gap is the interesting part: what is different about the two watersheds, and which of those differences is mutable?

F

Gmw-07 Lake

Wayne County, Wisconsin

Very murky, less than 1.5 ft of visibility.

A

Wed-01 Lake

Henry County, Wisconsin

Good clarity, visible to about 14.5 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.

MetricGmw-07 LakeWed-01 Lake
Overall GradeF (Very Poor)A (Excellent)
Water Clarity1.5 ft14.5 ft
PhosphorusNo dataNo data
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)46.1 µg/L1.9 µg/L
Maximum Depth--
Surface Area174 acres815 acres
Public AccessUnknownUnknown
Fish Species00
Trophic Stateeutrophicoligotrophic

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

Verdict

Wed-01 Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade A versus Gmw-07 Lake's Grade F. Water clarity: 14.5 ft vs 1.5 ft. For fishing diversity, Wed-01 Lake also leads with 0 species.