Hazel Creek Lk. Lake vs Milan Lake North
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Milan Lake North has a higher water quality grade (B, Good) than Hazel Creek Lk. Lake (C, Fair). Both are in Wisconsin.
Both Hazel Creek Lk. Lake and Milan Lake North sit in Missouri. 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. These two are within a letter of each other on the rubric — Hazel Creek Lk. Lake (C) versus Milan Lake North (B). The deciding factors for a recreational visitor are likely physical (depth, access, fish species) rather than water-quality differences.
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.
Hazel Creek Lk. Lake
Very murky, less than 2.8 ft of visibility.
Milan Lake North
No clarity data.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Hazel Creek Lk. Lake | Milan Lake North |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | C (Fair) | B (Good) |
| Water Clarity | 2.8 ft | No data |
| Phosphorus | 22 µg/L | 51.8 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 19 µg/L | 7.8 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 515 acres | 15 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | eutrophic | eutrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Milan Lake North wins on overall water quality with a Grade B versus Hazel Creek Lk. Lake's Grade C. For fishing diversity, Milan Lake North also leads with 0 species.