Lake vs Lake Wisconsin Columbia Co.
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Lake and Lake Wisconsin Columbia Co. both received the same overall water quality grade of F (Very Poor). Both are in Columbia County, Wisconsin.
Lake and Lake Wisconsin Columbia Co. 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. These two are within a letter of each other on the rubric — Lake (F) versus Lake Wisconsin Columbia Co. (F). 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.
Lake
Very murky, less than 2.5 ft of visibility.
Lake Wisconsin Columbia Co.
Very murky, less than 2.2 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Lake | Lake Wisconsin Columbia Co. |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | F (Very Poor) | F (Very Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 2.5 ft | 2.2 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | 24 ft | 24 ft |
| Surface Area | 7.2K acres | 7.2K 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
Both lakes earn the same Grade F. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Lake: 2.5 ft, Lake Wisconsin Columbia Co.: 2.2 ft) and what you want from the lake. Lake matches its peer on species count.