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Hallie Lake vs Lake Menomin

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

Hallie Lake has a higher water quality grade (D, Poor) than Lake Menomin (D, Poor). Both are in Wisconsin.

Hallie Lake and Lake Menomin are both in Wisconsin — a same-state head-to-head where the comparison comes down to lake-specific differences in depth, watershed, and monitoring history rather than the broader state-level water-quality regime. The grades are close: Hallie Lake (D) and Lake Menomin (D) 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.

D

Hallie Lake

Chippewa County, Wisconsin

Murky, only visible to about 4.5 ft.

D

Lake Menomin

Dunn County, Wisconsin

Very murky, less than 3.2 ft of visibility.

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.

MetricHallie LakeLake Menomin
Overall GradeD (Poor)D (Poor)
Water Clarity4.5 ft3.2 ft
PhosphorusNo data89.7 µg/L
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No dataNo data
Maximum Depth--
Surface Area83.7 acres1.4K acres
Public AccessUnknownUnknown
Fish Species00
Trophic Stateeutrophiceutrophic

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

Verdict

Hallie Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade D versus Lake Menomin's Grade D. Water clarity: 4.5 ft vs 3.2 ft. For fishing diversity, Hallie Lake also leads with 0 species.