Lake Redstone vs Lake Wisconsin Palisade Street Bay
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Lake Redstone and Lake Wisconsin Palisade Street Bay both received the same overall water quality grade of F (Very Poor). Both are in Sauk County, Wisconsin.
Both Lake Redstone and Lake Wisconsin Palisade Street Bay 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. These two are within a letter of each other on the rubric — Lake Redstone (F) versus Lake Wisconsin Palisade Street Bay (F). 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.
Lake Redstone
Very murky, less than 2 ft of visibility.
Lake Wisconsin Palisade Street Bay
Very murky, less than 2.6 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Lake Redstone | Lake Wisconsin Palisade Street Bay |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | F (Very Poor) | F (Very Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 2 ft | 2.6 ft |
| Phosphorus | 92 µg/L | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | - | 24 ft |
| Surface Area | 612 acres | 7.2K 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 F. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Lake Redstone: 2 ft, Lake Wisconsin Palisade Street Bay: 2.6 ft) and what you want from the lake. Lake Redstone matches its peer on species count.