Pickerel Lake vs Rolling Stone Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Pickerel Lake has a higher water quality grade (B, Good) than Rolling Stone Lake (C, Fair). Both are in Wisconsin.
Both Pickerel Lake and Rolling Stone 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: Pickerel Lake (B) and Rolling Stone Lake (C) 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.
Pickerel Lake
Good clarity, visible to about 10 ft.
Rolling Stone Lake
Murky, only visible to about 5.7 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Pickerel Lake | Rolling Stone Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | B (Good) | C (Fair) |
| Water Clarity | 10 ft | 5.7 ft |
| Phosphorus | 20.4 µg/L | 33.1 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | 19 ft | 12 ft |
| Surface Area | 1.3K acres | 682 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | mesotrophic | eutrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Pickerel Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade B versus Rolling Stone Lake's Grade C. Water clarity: 10 ft vs 5.7 ft. For fishing diversity, Pickerel Lake also leads with 0 species.