Meister Addition West Pond

The LakeGrade rubric puts Meister Addition West Pond at a C: clarity readings still being added, 47 µg/L of phosphorus, and a TSI of 60 signal an intermediate trophic state. The three sub-grades — clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a — track close together, so no single parameter is dragging the average.

A TSI in the eutrophic range signals a lake doing what nutrient-loaded waters do — supporting an active algal community at the cost of clear water. The lake's maximum depth is not yet documented in state morphometric records — context for its physical structure remains limited. The lake's surface area is not consistently recorded across state datasets — physical context remains partial. Meister Addition West Pond ranks 9 of 23 in Dane County — solidly in the upper half of the local distribution.

Meister Addition West Pond has no invasive species recorded in Wisconsin state databases as of 2021, though prevention practices still apply at all access points. The state fisheries records do not list documented species for Meister Addition West Pond, which usually reflects a lack of formal fisheries survey work rather than an empty lake. 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.