Lake Sharon

Lake Sharon comes in at a B on the grading rubric — a respectable showing for a Wisconsin lake of its size and depth. Secchi readings are the weakest of the scored parameters, suggesting suspended sediment or algal biomass dominates the optical signal.

Mesotrophic conditions dominate at Lake Sharon: enough nutrients for a healthy fishery, not so much that algal blooms become a chronic problem. A maximum depth of 30 ft puts Lake Sharon in the middle of Wisconsin's depth distribution. At 47 acres, Lake Sharon sits below the Wisconsin median: a small water where shoreline activity has an outsized effect on water quality. Lake Sharon ranks 6 of 13 in Marquette County — solidly in the upper half of the local distribution.

Lake Sharon carries an invasive watermilfoil record — boat-launch decontamination and shoreline care matter more here than at uninfested lakes. The fishery is bass-led, with 3 documented species across the lake's records. Monitoring depth is thin here: the LakeGrade rubric is applied to a small number of sample years, and the grade will be revised as more data accumulates.