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Lake Ovid North Basin; Ovid Township vs Victoria Lake North of Central Island; Victor Township

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

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

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

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 TownshipVictoria Lake North of Central Island; Victor Township
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

Victoria Lake North of Central Island; Victor Township 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.