Hemingway Lake vs Hemmingway Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Hemingway Lake and Hemmingway Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of C (Fair). Both are in Lapeer County, Wisconsin.
Hemingway Lake and Hemmingway Lake are both in Michigan — 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. These two are within a letter of each other on the rubric — Hemingway Lake (C) versus Hemmingway Lake (C). 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.
Hemingway Lake
Moderate clarity, visible to about 7 ft.
Hemmingway Lake
Moderate clarity, visible to about 7.5 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Hemingway Lake | Hemmingway Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | C (Fair) | C (Fair) |
| Water Clarity | 7 ft | 7.5 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 65 acres | 65 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | mesotrophic | mesotrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Both lakes earn the same Grade C. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Hemingway Lake: 7 ft, Hemmingway Lake: 7.5 ft) and what you want from the lake. Hemingway Lake matches its peer on species count.