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Oml-05 Lake vs Wem-07 Lake

Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.

Oml-05 Lake has a higher water quality grade (C, Fair) than Wem-07 Lake (F, Very Poor). Both are in Wisconsin.

Both Oml-05 Lake and Wem-07 Lake sit in Indiana. 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: Oml-05 Lake grades a C while Wem-07 Lake grades a F. 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 — Oml-05 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?

C

Oml-05 Lake

Ripley County, Wisconsin

Very murky, less than 1.1 ft of visibility.

F

Wem-07 Lake

Jennings County, Wisconsin

Very murky, less than 2.8 ft of visibility.

Side-by-Side Metrics

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

MetricOml-05 LakeWem-07 Lake
Overall GradeC (Fair)F (Very Poor)
Water Clarity1.1 ft2.8 ft
PhosphorusNo dataNo data
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)8 µg/L118.3 µg/L
Maximum Depth--
Surface Area211 acres15.5 acres
Public AccessUnknownUnknown
Fish Species00
Trophic Stateeutrophiceutrophic

Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).

Verdict

Oml-05 Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade C versus Wem-07 Lake's Grade F. Water clarity: 1.1 ft vs 2.8 ft. For fishing diversity, Oml-05 Lake also leads with 0 species.