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 (A, Excellent) 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 meaningfully apart: Tiger Cat Flowage Lake grades a A while Moose Lake grades a C. That two-letter spread reflects real underlying differences — different watershed inputs, different depth profiles, or different monitoring rigor.
For a recreational visitor, the wider grade gap is decisive — Tiger Cat Flowage Lake is the better water-quality choice. For a researcher, the gap is the interesting part: what is different about the two watersheds, and which of those differences is mutable?
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) | A (Excellent) |
| Water Clarity | 2 ft | 10.8 ft |
| Phosphorus | 28.9 µg/L | 13.5 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 1.7K acres | 819 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
Tiger Cat Flowage Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade A versus Moose Lake's Grade C. Water clarity: 10.8 ft vs 2 ft. For fishing diversity, Tiger Cat Flowage Lake also leads with 0 species.