Pleasure Lake vs Swamp Pond
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Pleasure Lake and Swamp Pond both received the same overall water quality grade of D (Poor). Both are in Sullivan County, Wisconsin.
Pleasure Lake and Swamp Pond are both in New York — 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. The grades are close: Pleasure Lake (D) and Swamp Pond (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.
Pleasure Lake
Murky, only visible to about 4.3 ft.
Swamp Pond
Murky, only visible to about 3.9 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Pleasure Lake | Swamp Pond |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | D (Poor) | D (Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 4.3 ft | 3.9 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 218 acres | 64 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 (Pleasure Lake: 4.3 ft, Swamp Pond: 3.9 ft) and what you want from the lake. Pleasure Lake matches its peer on species count.