Binder Lake vs Mckee Pond
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Mckee Pond has a higher water quality grade (C, Fair) than Binder Lake (D, Poor). Both are in Wisconsin.
Binder Lake and Mckee Pond are both in Missouri — a same-state head-to-head where the comparison comes down to lake-specific differences in depth, watershed, and monitoring history rather than the broader state-level water-quality regime. The grades are close: Binder Lake (D) and Mckee Pond (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.
Binder Lake
Very murky, less than 2.1 ft of visibility.
Mckee Pond
Very murky, less than 3.3 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Binder Lake | Mckee Pond |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | D (Poor) | C (Fair) |
| Water Clarity | 2.1 ft | 3.3 ft |
| Phosphorus | 54.5 µg/L | 56 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 32.1 µg/L | 18.1 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 138 acres | 13 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | eutrophic | eutrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Mckee Pond wins on overall water quality with a Grade C versus Binder Lake's Grade D. Water clarity: 3.3 ft vs 2.1 ft. For fishing diversity, Mckee Pond also leads with 0 species.