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Lakeville Lake Central Basin vs Lakeville Lake

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

Lakeville Lake Central Basin has a higher water quality grade (B, Good) than Lakeville Lake (C, Fair). Both are in Oakland County, Wisconsin.

Lakeville Lake Central Basin and Lakeville Lake 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. The grades are close: Lakeville Lake Central Basin (B) and Lakeville Lake (C) 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.

B

Lakeville Lake Central Basin

Oakland County, Wisconsin

Moderate clarity, visible to about 9.5 ft.

C

Lakeville Lake

Oakland County, Wisconsin

Moderate clarity, visible to about 8.8 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.

MetricLakeville Lake Central BasinLakeville Lake
Overall GradeB (Good)C (Fair)
Water Clarity9.5 ft8.8 ft
PhosphorusNo dataNo data
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)3.6 µg/LNo data
Maximum Depth--
Surface Area460 acres460 acres
Public AccessUnknownUnknown
Fish Species00
Trophic Statemesotrophicmesotrophic

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

Verdict

Lakeville Lake Central Basin wins on overall water quality with a Grade B versus Lakeville Lake's Grade C. Water clarity: 9.5 ft vs 8.8 ft. For fishing diversity, Lakeville Lake Central Basin also leads with 0 species.