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Wed-01 Lake vs Wed-01 Lake

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

Wed-01 Lake has a higher water quality grade (A, Excellent) than Wed-01 Lake (C, Fair). Both are in Henry County, Wisconsin.

Wed-01 Lake and Wed-01 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 meaningfully apart: Wed-01 Lake grades a A while Wed-01 Lake grades a C. That two-letter spread reflects real underlying differences — different watershed inputs, different depth profiles, or different monitoring rigor.

For a recreational visitor, the wider grade gap is decisive — Wed-01 Lake is the better water-quality choice. For a researcher, the gap is the interesting part: what is different about the two watersheds, and which of those differences is mutable?

C

Wed-01 Lake

Henry County, Wisconsin

Murky, only visible to about 5.9 ft.

A

Wed-01 Lake

Henry County, Wisconsin

Good clarity, visible to about 14.5 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.

MetricWed-01 LakeWed-01 Lake
Overall GradeC (Fair)A (Excellent)
Water Clarity5.9 ft14.5 ft
PhosphorusNo dataNo data
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)9.3 µg/L1.9 µg/L
Maximum Depth--
Surface Area173 acres815 acres
Public AccessUnknownUnknown
Fish Species00
Trophic Stateeutrophicoligotrophic

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

Verdict

Wed-01 Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade A versus Wed-01 Lake's Grade C. Water clarity: 14.5 ft vs 5.9 ft. For fishing diversity, Wed-01 Lake also leads with 0 species.