Blind Pony Lake vs Lake Wooldridge
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Blind Pony Lake has a higher water quality grade (F, Very Poor) than Lake Wooldridge (F, Very Poor). Both are in Saline County, Wisconsin.
Both Blind Pony Lake and Lake Wooldridge 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. These two are within a letter of each other on the rubric — Blind Pony Lake (F) versus Lake Wooldridge (F). The deciding factors for a recreational visitor are likely physical (depth, access, fish species) rather than water-quality differences.
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.
Blind Pony Lake
Very murky, less than 2.3 ft of visibility.
Lake Wooldridge
No clarity data.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Blind Pony Lake | Lake Wooldridge |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | F (Very Poor) | F (Very Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 2.3 ft | No data |
| Phosphorus | 63.7 µg/L | 220 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 38.4 µg/L | 777.8 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 95 acres | 20 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
Blind Pony Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade F versus Lake Wooldridge's Grade F. For fishing diversity, Blind Pony Lake also leads with 0 species.