Sissabagama Lake vs Stone Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Sissabagama Lake and Stone Lake read the same on nutrients and algae. Both are in Wisconsin.
Sissabagama Lake and Stone 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. The readings are close: Sissabagama Lake and Stone Lake sit within a narrow band of each other on phosphorus, chlorophyll-a and clarity. The per-parameter table below shows where the small differences actually live.
With readings 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.
Sissabagama Lake
Moderate clarity, visible to about 8 ft.
Stone Lake
Crystal clear, you can see 23 ft down.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Sissabagama Lake | Stone Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity | 8 ft | 23 ft Better |
| Phosphorus | 18.7 µg/L | 11.2 µg/L Better |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | 48 ft | 49 ft Better |
| Surface Area | 805 acres | 490 acres |
| Public Access | Yes | Yes |
| Fish Species | 6 Better | 5 |
| Trophic State | mesotrophic | oligotrophic |
A green ✓ marks the better value for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better). Surface area and trophic state carry no tick — a bigger lake is not a better lake.
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Verdict
Both lakes earn the same Grade B. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Sissabagama Lake: 8 ft, Stone Lake: 23 ft) and what you want from the lake. Sissabagama Lake supports more documented fish species.
Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.