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Sand Lake vs Sissabagama Lake

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

Sand Lake has a higher water quality grade (B, Good) than Sissabagama Lake (B, Good). Both are in Sawyer County, Wisconsin.

Sand Lake and Sissabagama 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 — Sand Lake (B) versus Sissabagama Lake (B). 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.

B

Sand Lake

Sawyer County, Wisconsin

Good clarity, visible to about 9.9 ft.

B

Sissabagama Lake

Sawyer County, Wisconsin

Moderate clarity, visible to about 8.2 ft.

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.

MetricSand LakeSissabagama Lake
Overall GradeB (Good)B (Good)
Water Clarity9.9 ft8.2 ft
Phosphorus23.8 µg/L18.7 µg/L
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)3.5 µg/LNo data
Maximum Depth50 ft48 ft
Surface Area949 acres805 acres
Public AccessUnknownUnknown
Fish Species00
Trophic Statemesotrophicmesotrophic

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

Verdict

Sand Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade B versus Sissabagama Lake's Grade B. Water clarity: 9.9 ft vs 8.2 ft. For fishing diversity, Sand Lake also leads with 0 species.