Beaver Lake vs Cedar Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Beaver Lake and Cedar Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of F (Very Poor). Both are in Wisconsin.
Both Beaver Lake and Cedar Lake sit in Iowa. A same-state comparison strips out the state-level water-quality regime as a variable: any grade differences here are about the lakes themselves, not the agencies grading them. The grades are close: Beaver Lake (F) and Cedar Lake (F) are within one letter of each other on the LakeGrade rubric. The per-parameter sub-grades below will show where the small differences actually live.
With grades this close, the choice between the two lakes turns on non-water-quality factors: depth, fish species, public access, distance from home. The per-lake pages below cover all of those.
Beaver Lake
Very murky, less than 1.9 ft of visibility.
Cedar Lake
Very murky, less than 1.6 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Beaver Lake | Cedar Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | F (Very Poor) | F (Very Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 1.9 ft | 1.6 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 62.2 µg/L | 62.7 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 34 acres | 84 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | eutrophic | hypereutrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Both lakes earn the same Grade F. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Beaver Lake: 1.9 ft, Cedar Lake: 1.6 ft) and what you want from the lake. Beaver Lake matches its peer on species count.