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Bilby Ranch Lake vs Southern Mozingo Rservoir Lake

Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.

Southern Mozingo Rservoir Lake has a higher water quality grade (C, Fair) than Bilby Ranch Lake (D, Poor). Both are in Nodaway County, Wisconsin.

Both Bilby Ranch Lake and Southern Mozingo Rservoir Lake sit in Missouri. 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: Bilby Ranch Lake (D) and Southern Mozingo Rservoir Lake (C) 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.

D

Bilby Ranch Lake

Nodaway County, Wisconsin

Very murky, less than 2.4 ft of visibility.

C

Southern Mozingo Rservoir Lake

Nodaway County, Wisconsin

No clarity data.

Side-by-Side Metrics

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

MetricBilby Ranch LakeSouthern Mozingo Rservoir Lake
Overall GradeD (Poor)C (Fair)
Water Clarity2.4 ftNo data
Phosphorus51.3 µg/L40 µg/L
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)24.1 µg/LNo data
Maximum Depth--
Surface Area110 acres1.0K acres
Public AccessUnknownUnknown
Fish Species00
Trophic Stateeutrophiceutrophic

Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).

Verdict

Southern Mozingo Rservoir Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade C versus Bilby Ranch Lake's Grade D. For fishing diversity, Southern Mozingo Rservoir Lake also leads with 0 species.