Moose Lake vs Teal Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Teal Lake reads lower on nutrients and algae than Moose Lake. 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 readings are close: Moose Lake and Teal Lake sit within a narrow band of each other on phosphorus, chlorophyll-a and clarity. The per-parameter table below shows where the small differences actually live.
With readings 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity | 2 ft | 6.6 ft Better |
| Phosphorus | 28.9 µg/L | 16.5 µg/L Better |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | 21 ft | 31 ft Better |
| Surface Area | 1,559 acres | 1,024 acres |
| Public Access | Yes | Yes |
| Fish Species | 5 | 6 Better |
| Trophic State | eutrophic | mesotrophic |
A green ✓ marks the better value for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better). Surface area and trophic state carry no tick — a bigger lake is not a better lake.
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Verdict
Teal Lake reads lower on nutrients and algae than Moose Lake. Water clarity: 6.6 ft vs 2 ft. For fishing diversity, Teal Lake also leads with 6 species.
Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.