Harris Lake vs White Sand Lake Deep
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Harris Lake and White Sand Lake Deep both received the same overall water quality grade of A (Excellent). Both are in Vilas County, Wisconsin.
Both Harris Lake and White Sand Lake Deep sit in Wisconsin. 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: Harris Lake (A) and White Sand Lake Deep (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.
Harris Lake
Crystal clear, you can see 14.9 ft down.
White Sand Lake Deep
Crystal clear, you can see 18 ft down.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Harris Lake | White Sand Lake Deep |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | A (Excellent) | A (Excellent) |
| Water Clarity | 14.9 ft | 18 ft |
| Phosphorus | 12.3 µg/L | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | 57 ft | 63 ft |
| Surface Area | 534 acres | 1.2K acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | oligotrophic | oligotrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Both lakes earn the same Grade A. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Harris Lake: 14.9 ft, White Sand Lake Deep: 18 ft) and what you want from the lake. Harris Lake matches its peer on species count.