Middle Mckenzie Lake vs Sand Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Middle Mckenzie Lake and Sand Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of A (Excellent). Both are in Burnett County, Wisconsin.
Both Middle Mckenzie Lake and Sand Lake sit in Wisconsin. A same-state comparison strips out the state-level water-quality regime as a variable: any grade differences here are about the lakes themselves, not the agencies grading them. The grades are close: Middle Mckenzie Lake (A) and Sand Lake (A) 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.
Middle Mckenzie Lake
Crystal clear, you can see 20 ft down.
Sand Lake
Crystal clear, you can see 18.3 ft down.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Middle Mckenzie Lake | Sand Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | A (Excellent) | A (Excellent) |
| Water Clarity | 20 ft | 18.3 ft |
| Phosphorus | 12.4 µg/L | 9.9 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | 45 ft | 73 ft |
| Surface Area | 527 acres | 900 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| 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 A. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Middle Mckenzie Lake: 20 ft, Sand Lake: 18.3 ft) and what you want from the lake. Middle Mckenzie Lake matches its peer on species count.