Pella Lake vs Pigeon Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Pella Lake and Pigeon Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of D (Poor). Both are in Wisconsin.
Both Pella Lake and Pigeon 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: Pella Lake (D) and Pigeon Lake (D) 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.
Pella Lake
Very murky, less than 2.5 ft of visibility.
Pigeon Lake
Very murky, less than 2.4 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Pella Lake | Pigeon Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | D (Poor) | D (Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 2.5 ft | 2.4 ft |
| Phosphorus | 63.7 µg/L | 73.1 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 69 acres | 163 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | eutrophic | eutrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Both lakes earn the same Grade D. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Pella Lake: 2.5 ft, Pigeon Lake: 2.4 ft) and what you want from the lake. Pella Lake matches its peer on species count.