Moose Lake vs Teal Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Teal Lake has a higher water quality grade (B, Good) than Moose Lake (C, Fair). Both are in Sawyer County, Wisconsin.
Moose 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: Moose Lake (C) 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.
Moose Lake
Very murky, less than 2 ft of visibility.
Teal Lake
Murky, only visible to about 6.6 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Moose Lake | Teal Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | C (Fair) | B (Good) |
| Water Clarity | 2 ft | 6.6 ft |
| Phosphorus | 28.9 µg/L | 16.5 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | 21 ft | 31 ft |
| Surface Area | 1.6K acres | 1.0K acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | eutrophic | mesotrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Teal Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade B versus Moose Lake's Grade C. Water clarity: 6.6 ft vs 2 ft. For fishing diversity, Teal Lake also leads with 0 species.