Lost Land Lake vs Teal Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Lost Land Lake has a higher water quality grade (A, Excellent) than Teal Lake (B, Good). Both are in Sawyer County, Wisconsin.
Lost Land Lake and Teal 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: Lost Land Lake (A) and Teal Lake (B) 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.
Lost Land Lake
Good clarity, visible to about 10 ft.
Teal Lake
Murky, only visible to about 6.6 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Lost Land Lake | Teal Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | A (Excellent) | B (Good) |
| Water Clarity | 10 ft | 6.6 ft |
| Phosphorus | 17.2 µg/L | 16.5 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | 21 ft | 31 ft |
| Surface Area | 1.3K acres | 1.0K acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | mesotrophic | mesotrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Lost Land Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade A versus Teal Lake's Grade B. Water clarity: 10 ft vs 6.6 ft. For fishing diversity, Lost Land Lake also leads with 0 species.