Outlet To Lake Geneva

Outlet To Lake Geneva earns an F: 462 µg/L of phosphorus and clarity readings still being added signal heavy nutrient loading from the surrounding watershed. The three sub-grades — clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a — track close together, so no single parameter is dragging the average.

A TSI above 70 puts Outlet To Lake Geneva in hypereutrophic territory: visible blooms are common, and clarity rarely climbs even in early summer. Outlet To Lake Geneva is unusually deep for Wisconsin at 135 ft, which buffers the lake against summer warming and helps the deep water stay oxygenated. At 5,401 acres, Outlet To Lake Geneva is one of the larger lakes in Walworth County, with partial shoreline records supporting multiple distinct use patterns. Within the 34 graded lakes of Walworth County, Outlet To Lake Geneva sits at rank 34, near the bottom of the county list.

Outlet To Lake Geneva is on the Wisconsin infested-waters list for zebra mussels — boaters should follow clean-drain-dry protocols when moving gear to or from the lake. The fishery includes walleye alongside the lake's other 6 documented species — a notable draw for Wisconsin anglers. Public access is available — the lake is on the Wisconsin DNR public-access list. The grade is based on limited monitoring — fewer than three independent measurement years contribute, so future updates may shift the letter.