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Wwe-02 Lake vs Wwu-11 Lake

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

Wwu-11 Lake has a higher water quality grade (C, Fair) than Wwe-02 Lake (D, Poor). Both are in Wisconsin.

Both Wwe-02 Lake and Wwu-11 Lake sit in Indiana. A same-state comparison strips out the state-level water-quality regime as a variable: any grade differences here are about the lakes themselves, not the agencies grading them. The grades are close: Wwe-02 Lake (D) and Wwu-11 Lake (C) 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.

D

Wwe-02 Lake

Putnam County, Wisconsin

Very murky, less than 2.3 ft of visibility.

C

Wwu-11 Lake

Marion County, Wisconsin

Murky, only visible to about 3.4 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.

MetricWwe-02 LakeWwu-11 Lake
Overall GradeD (Poor)C (Fair)
Water Clarity2.3 ft3.4 ft
PhosphorusNo dataNo data
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)29 µg/L7.2 µg/L
Maximum Depth--
Surface Area300.65 acres1.4K acres
Public AccessUnknownUnknown
Fish Species00
Trophic Stateeutrophiceutrophic

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

Verdict

Wwu-11 Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade C versus Wwe-02 Lake's Grade D. Water clarity: 3.4 ft vs 2.3 ft. For fishing diversity, Wwu-11 Lake also leads with 0 species.