Lake Desor vs Siskiwit Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Siskiwit Lake reads lower on nutrients and algae than Lake Desor. Both are in Keweenaw County, Michigan.
Both Lake Desor and Siskiwit Lake sit in Michigan. A same-state comparison strips out the state-level water-quality regime as a variable: any differences in the readings here are about the lakes themselves, not the agencies sampling them. The readings are close: Lake Desor and Siskiwit Lake sit within a narrow band of each other on phosphorus, chlorophyll-a and clarity. The per-parameter table below shows where the small differences actually live.
With readings 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 Desor
Moderate clarity, visible to about 7.2 ft.
Siskiwit Lake
Crystal clear, you can see 20.5 ft down.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Lake Desor | Siskiwit Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity | 7.2 ft | 20.5 ft Better |
| Phosphorus | 11.7 µg/L | 4.4 µg/L Better |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 1,060 acres | 4,008 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 1 | 2 Better |
| Trophic State | mesotrophic | oligotrophic |
A green ✓ marks the better value for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better). Surface area and trophic state carry no tick — a bigger lake is not a better lake.
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Verdict
Lake Desor and Siskiwit Lake read the same on nutrients and algae overall. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Lake Desor: 7.2 ft, Siskiwit Lake: 20.5 ft) and what you want from the lake. Lake Desor has fewer fish species than Siskiwit Lake.
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.