Lake Wisconsin Palisade Street Bay vs Lake Wisconsin Whalen'S Grade
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Lake Wisconsin Palisade Street Bay and Lake Wisconsin Whalen'S Grade both received the same overall water quality grade of F (Very Poor). Both are in Wisconsin.
Lake Wisconsin Palisade Street Bay and Lake Wisconsin Whalen'S Grade 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 Wisconsin Palisade Street Bay (F) and Lake Wisconsin Whalen'S Grade (F) 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 Wisconsin Palisade Street Bay
Very murky, less than 2.6 ft of visibility.
Lake Wisconsin Whalen'S Grade
Very murky, less than 2 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Lake Wisconsin Palisade Street Bay | Lake Wisconsin Whalen'S Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | F (Very Poor) | F (Very Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 2.6 ft | 2 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | 24 ft | 24 ft |
| Surface Area | 7.2K 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 Wisconsin Palisade Street Bay: 2.6 ft, Lake Wisconsin Whalen'S Grade: 2 ft) and what you want from the lake. Lake Wisconsin Palisade Street Bay matches its peer on species count.