Little Trout Lake Deep vs Little Trout Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Little Trout Lake Deep and Little Trout Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of A (Excellent). Both are in Vilas County, Wisconsin.
Little Trout Lake Deep and Little Trout 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. These two are within a letter of each other on the rubric — Little Trout Lake Deep (A) versus Little Trout Lake (A). 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.
Little Trout Lake Deep
Crystal clear, you can see 15 ft down.
Little Trout Lake
No clarity data.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Little Trout Lake Deep | Little Trout Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | A (Excellent) | A (Excellent) |
| Water Clarity | 15 ft | No data |
| Phosphorus | No data | 12.5 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | 98 ft | 98 ft |
| Surface Area | 1.0K acres | 1.0K acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | oligotrophic | mesotrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Both lakes earn the same Grade A. The tiebreakers come down to what you want from the lake. Little Trout Lake Deep matches its peer on species count.