Wem-08 Lake vs Wem-09 Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Wem-08 Lake and Wem-09 Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of A (Excellent). Both are in Washington County, Wisconsin.
Wem-08 Lake and Wem-09 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: Wem-08 Lake (A) and Wem-09 Lake (A) 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.
Wem-08 Lake
Good clarity, visible to about 10 ft.
Wem-09 Lake
Good clarity, visible to about 13 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Wem-08 Lake | Wem-09 Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | A (Excellent) | A (Excellent) |
| Water Clarity | 10 ft | 13 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 3.1 µg/L | 3.2 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 48 acres | 86 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | mesotrophic | mesotrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Both lakes earn the same Grade A. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Wem-08 Lake: 10 ft, Wem-09 Lake: 13 ft) and what you want from the lake. Wem-08 Lake matches its peer on species count.