Inlet To Dunes Lake

On the LakeGrade scale Inlet To Dunes Lake grades a B, with clarity readings still being added and 29 µg/L of phosphorus placing it above the Wisconsin median. The three sub-grades — clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a — track close together, so no single parameter is dragging the average.

Eutrophic conditions are the baseline here: clarity drops noticeably in late summer, and dissolved oxygen near the bottom can become a concern. A maximum depth of just 1 ft means sediment-bound phosphorus releases back into the water column whenever wind stirs the bottom — a classic shallow-lake dynamic. The lake is compact at 48 acres, with partial shoreline records and little volume to buffer nutrient inputs. Inlet To Dunes Lake ranks 9 of 11 in Door County — at the lower end of the locally monitored distribution.

No invasive species are currently listed at Inlet To Dunes Lake — the lake remains off the Wisconsin infested-waters roster. The state fisheries records do not list documented species for Inlet To Dunes Lake, which usually reflects a lack of formal fisheries survey work rather than an empty lake. The grade is based on limited monitoring — fewer than three independent measurement years contribute, so future updates may shift the letter.