Lake vs Lake Wisconsin Whalen'S Grade
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Lake and Lake Wisconsin Whalen'S Grade both received the same overall water quality grade of F (Very Poor). Both are in Columbia County, Wisconsin.
Lake and Lake Wisconsin Whalen'S Grade 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. The grades are close: Lake (F) and Lake Wisconsin Whalen'S Grade (F) 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.
Lake
Very murky, less than 2.5 ft of visibility.
Lake Wisconsin Whalen'S Grade
Very murky, less than 2 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Lake | Lake Wisconsin Whalen'S Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | F (Very Poor) | F (Very Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 2.5 ft | 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 Whalen'S Grade: 2 ft) and what you want from the lake. Lake matches its peer on species count.