Pickerel Lake vs Townsend Flowage Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Townsend Flowage Lake has a higher water quality grade (A, Excellent) than Pickerel Lake (B, Good). Both are in Oconto County, Wisconsin.
Pickerel Lake and Townsend Flowage Lake are both in Wisconsin — a same-state head-to-head where the comparison comes down to lake-specific differences in depth, watershed, and monitoring history rather than the broader state-level water-quality regime. These two are within a letter of each other on the rubric — Pickerel Lake (B) versus Townsend Flowage Lake (A). The deciding factors for a recreational visitor are likely physical (depth, access, fish species) rather than water-quality differences.
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
Moderate clarity, visible to about 8 ft.
Townsend Flowage Lake
No clarity data.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Pickerel Lake | Townsend Flowage Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | B (Good) | A (Excellent) |
| Water Clarity | 8 ft | No data |
| Phosphorus | 15.2 µg/L | 14 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 220 acres | 476 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
Townsend Flowage Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade A versus Pickerel Lake's Grade B. For fishing diversity, Townsend Flowage Lake also leads with 0 species.