Mary Lake Central Basin Southeast; Waucedah Township vs Mary Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Mary Lake Central Basin Southeast; Waucedah Township and Mary Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of B (Good). Both are in Dickinson County, Wisconsin.
Mary Lake Central Basin Southeast; Waucedah Township and Mary 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: Mary Lake Central Basin Southeast; Waucedah Township (B) and Mary 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.
Mary Lake Central Basin Southeast; Waucedah Township
Good clarity, visible to about 13.8 ft.
Mary Lake
Good clarity, visible to about 13.8 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Mary Lake Central Basin Southeast; Waucedah Township | Mary Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | B (Good) | B (Good) |
| Water Clarity | 13.8 ft | 13.8 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 230 acres | 230 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 1 |
| Trophic State | oligotrophic | oligotrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Both lakes earn the same Grade B. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Mary Lake Central Basin Southeast; Waucedah Township: 13.8 ft, Mary Lake: 13.8 ft) and what you want from the lake. Mary Lake Central Basin Southeast; Waucedah Township has fewer fish species than Mary Lake.