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Lake Ovid North Basin; Ovid Township vs Lake Victoria

Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.

Lake Victoria has a higher water quality grade (C, Fair) than Lake Ovid North Basin; Ovid Township (C, Fair). Both are in Clinton County, Wisconsin.

Both Lake Ovid North Basin; Ovid Township and Lake Victoria sit in Michigan. 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. These two are within a letter of each other on the rubric — Lake Ovid North Basin; Ovid Township (C) versus Lake Victoria (C). 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.

C

Lake Ovid North Basin; Ovid Township

Clinton County, Wisconsin

Murky, only visible to about 6 ft.

C

Lake Victoria

Clinton County, Wisconsin

Moderate clarity, visible to about 9 ft.

Side-by-Side Metrics

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

MetricLake Ovid North Basin; Ovid TownshipLake Victoria
Overall GradeC (Fair)C (Fair)
Water Clarity6 ft9 ft
PhosphorusNo dataNo data
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)11.8 µg/LNo data
Maximum Depth--
Surface Area413 acres52 acres
Public AccessUnknownUnknown
Fish Species10
Trophic Stateeutrophicmesotrophic

Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).

Verdict

Lake Victoria wins on overall water quality with a Grade C versus Lake Ovid North Basin; Ovid Township's Grade C. Water clarity: 9 ft vs 6 ft. For more fish-species variety, Lake Ovid North Basin; Ovid Township edges ahead with 1 documented species.