Lake Wissota vs Moon Bay Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Lake Wissota and Moon Bay Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of D (Poor). Both are in Chippewa County, Wisconsin.
Both Lake Wissota and Moon Bay 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 Wissota (D) and Moon Bay Lake (D) 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 Wissota
Murky, only visible to about 3.5 ft.
Moon Bay Lake
Murky, only visible to about 3.7 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Lake Wissota | Moon Bay Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | D (Poor) | D (Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 3.5 ft | 3.7 ft |
| Phosphorus | 76.4 µg/L | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | 64.4 ft | 64.4 ft |
| Surface Area | 6.1K acres | 6.1K 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 D. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Lake Wissota: 3.5 ft, Moon Bay Lake: 3.7 ft) and what you want from the lake. Lake Wissota matches its peer on species count.