Moose Lake vs Tiger Cat Flowage Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Tiger Cat Flowage Lake has a higher water quality grade (B, Good) than Moose Lake (C, Fair). Both are in Sawyer County, Wisconsin.
Both Moose Lake and Tiger Cat Flowage 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: Moose Lake (C) and Tiger Cat Flowage Lake (B) are within one letter of each other on our A–F scale. 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.
Tiger Cat Flowage Lake
Good clarity, visible to about 10.8 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Moose Lake | Tiger Cat Flowage Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | C (Fair) | B (Good) Better |
| Water Clarity | 2 ft | 10.8 ft Better |
| Phosphorus | 28.9 µg/L | 13.4 µg/L Better |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | 21 ft | 30 ft Better |
| Surface Area | 1,559 acres | 819 acres |
| Public Access | Yes | Yes |
| Fish Species | 5 Better | 4 |
| 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
Tiger Cat Flowage Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade B versus Moose Lake's Grade C. Water clarity: 10.8 ft vs 2 ft. For more fish-species variety, Moose Lake edges ahead with 5 documented species.
Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.