Prairie Oaks Pond

On the LakeGrade rubric Prairie Oaks Pond fails the cutoffs — a TSI of 89 and persistent algal pressure put it in the bottom tier. 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 Prairie Oaks Pond in hypereutrophic territory: visible blooms are common, and clarity rarely climbs even in early summer. 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. Prairie Oaks Pond ranks 20 of 23 in Dane County — at the lower end of the locally monitored distribution.

No invasive species are currently listed at Prairie Oaks Pond — the lake remains off the Wisconsin infested-waters roster. The state fisheries records do not list documented species for Prairie Oaks Pond, 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.