Lake Minnesuing vs Whitefish Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Lake Minnesuing and Whitefish Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of B (Good). Both are in Douglas County, Wisconsin.
Both Lake Minnesuing and Whitefish Lake sit in Wisconsin. A same-state comparison strips out the state-level water-quality regime as a variable: any grade differences here are about the lakes themselves, not the agencies grading them. The grades are close: Lake Minnesuing (B) and Whitefish Lake (B) 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 Minnesuing
Murky, only visible to about 6.2 ft.
Whitefish Lake
Crystal clear, you can see 25 ft down.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Lake Minnesuing | Whitefish Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | B (Good) | B (Good) |
| Water Clarity | 6.2 ft | 25 ft Better |
| Phosphorus | 16.2 µg/L | 11 µg/L Better |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | 43 ft | 102 ft Better |
| Surface Area | 450 acres | 848 acres |
| Public Access | Yes | Yes |
| Fish Species | 5 | 5 |
| 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
Both lakes earn the same Grade B. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Lake Minnesuing: 6.2 ft, Whitefish Lake: 25 ft) and what you want from the lake. Lake Minnesuing matches its peer on species count.
Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.