Lazy Lake vs Park Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Park Lake has a higher water quality grade (D, Poor) than Lazy Lake (D, Poor). Both are in Columbia County, Wisconsin.
Lazy Lake and Park Lake 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: Lazy Lake (D) and Park 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.
Lazy Lake
Murky, only visible to about 4 ft.
Park Lake
No clarity data.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Lazy Lake | Park Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | D (Poor) | D (Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 4 ft | No data |
| Phosphorus | 269 µg/L | 82.4 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 161 acres | 312 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | hypereutrophic | eutrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Park Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade D versus Lazy Lake's Grade D. For fishing diversity, Park Lake also leads with 0 species.