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Hadlock Pond vs Lake Luzerne

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

Lake Luzerne has a higher water quality grade (A, Excellent) than Hadlock Pond (B, Good). Both are in Wisconsin.

Both Hadlock Pond 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. The grades are close: Hadlock Pond (B) and Lake Luzerne (A) 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.

B

Hadlock Pond

Washington County, Wisconsin

Good clarity, visible to about 14.6 ft.

A

Lake Luzerne

Warren County, Wisconsin

Crystal clear, you can see 17.1 ft down.

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.

MetricHadlock PondLake Luzerne
Overall GradeB (Good)A (Excellent)
Water Clarity14.6 ft17.1 ft
PhosphorusNo dataNo data
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No dataNo data
Maximum Depth--
Surface Area194 acres111 acres
Public AccessUnknownUnknown
Fish Species00
Trophic Stateoligotrophicoligotrophic

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

Verdict

Lake Luzerne wins on overall water quality with a Grade A versus Hadlock Pond's Grade B. Water clarity: 17.1 ft vs 14.6 ft. For fishing diversity, Lake Luzerne also leads with 0 species.