Skip to main content
LakeQuality

Whitefish Lake vs Whitefish Lake

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

Whitefish Lake and Whitefish Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of A (Excellent). Both are in Douglas County, Wisconsin.

A

Whitefish Lake

Douglas County, Wisconsin

Crystal clear, you can see 82 ft down.

A

Whitefish Lake

Douglas County, Wisconsin

Crystal clear, you can see 86.9 ft down.

Side-by-Side Metrics

MetricWhitefish LakeWhitefish Lake
Overall GradeA (Excellent)A (Excellent)
Water Clarity82 ft86.9 ft
Phosphorus11.4 µg/L9.4 µg/L
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No dataNo data
Maximum Depth102 ft102 ft
Surface Area848 acres848 acres
Public AccessYesYes
Fish Species55
Trophic Stateoligotrophicoligotrophic

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 (Whitefish Lake: 82 ft, Whitefish Lake: 86.9 ft) and what you want from the lake. Whitefish Lake matches its peer on species count.