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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.

C

Hazel Creek Lk. Lake

Adair County, Wisconsin

Very murky, less than 2.8 ft of visibility.

B

Milan Lake North

Sullivan County, Wisconsin

No clarity data.

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.

MetricHazel Creek Lk. LakeMilan Lake North
Overall GradeC (Fair)B (Good)
Water Clarity2.8 ftNo data
Phosphorus22 µg/L51.8 µg/L
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)19 µg/L7.8 µg/L
Maximum Depth--
Surface Area515 acres15 acres
Public AccessUnknownUnknown
Fish Species00
Trophic Stateeutrophiceutrophic

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.