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Wbu-06 Lake vs Wwe-02 Lake

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

Wbu-06 Lake has a higher water quality grade (C, Fair) than Wwe-02 Lake (D, Poor). Both are in Wisconsin.

Wbu-06 Lake and Wwe-02 Lake are both in Indiana — 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: Wbu-06 Lake (C) and Wwe-02 Lake (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.

C

Wbu-06 Lake

Vigo County, Wisconsin

Murky, only visible to about 4.1 ft.

D

Wwe-02 Lake

Putnam County, Wisconsin

Very murky, less than 2.3 ft of visibility.

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.

MetricWbu-06 LakeWwe-02 Lake
Overall GradeC (Fair)D (Poor)
Water Clarity4.1 ft2.3 ft
PhosphorusNo dataNo data
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)18.4 µg/L29 µg/L
Maximum Depth--
Surface Area14 acres300.65 acres
Public AccessUnknownUnknown
Fish Species00
Trophic Stateeutrophiceutrophic

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

Verdict

Wbu-06 Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade C versus Wwe-02 Lake's Grade D. Water clarity: 4.1 ft vs 2.3 ft. For fishing diversity, Wbu-06 Lake also leads with 0 species.