Okauchee Lake-Site No. 2-at Okauchee vs Okauchee Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Okauchee Lake has a higher water quality grade (A, Excellent) than Okauchee Lake-Site No. 2-at Okauchee (B, Good). Both are in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
Both Okauchee Lake-Site No. 2-at Okauchee and Okauchee 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: Okauchee Lake-Site No. 2-at Okauchee (B) and Okauchee 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.
Okauchee Lake-Site No. 2-at Okauchee
Murky, only visible to about 5.9 ft.
Okauchee Lake
Good clarity, visible to about 12 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Okauchee Lake-Site No. 2-at Okauchee | Okauchee Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | B (Good) | A (Excellent) |
| Water Clarity | 5.9 ft | 12 ft |
| Phosphorus | 18 µg/L | 17.1 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 1.2K acres | 1.2K acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | mesotrophic | mesotrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Okauchee Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade A versus Okauchee Lake-Site No. 2-at Okauchee's Grade B. Water clarity: 12 ft vs 5.9 ft. For fishing diversity, Okauchee Lake also leads with 0 species.