Lake Menomin vs Tainter Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Lake Menomin and Tainter Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of D (Poor). Both are in Dunn County, Wisconsin.
Lake Menomin and Tainter Lake 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 Menomin (D) and Tainter Lake (D) 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 Menomin
Very murky, less than 3.2 ft of visibility.
Tainter Lake
Murky, only visible to about 3.7 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Lake Menomin | Tainter Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | D (Poor) | D (Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 3.2 ft | 3.7 ft |
| Phosphorus | 89.7 µg/L | 124 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | 34 ft | 37 ft |
| Surface Area | 1.0K acres | 1.6K 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 D. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Lake Menomin: 3.2 ft, Tainter Lake: 3.7 ft) and what you want from the lake. Lake Menomin matches its peer on species count.