Blue Grass Lake vs Lake of the Hills
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Blue Grass Lake and Lake of the Hills both received the same overall water quality grade of C (Fair). Both are in Scott County, Wisconsin.
Both Blue Grass Lake and Lake of the Hills 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: Blue Grass Lake (C) and Lake of the Hills (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.
Blue Grass Lake
Murky, only visible to about 4.5 ft.
Lake of the Hills
Murky, only visible to about 5.1 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Blue Grass Lake | Lake of the Hills |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | C (Fair) | C (Fair) |
| Water Clarity | 4.5 ft | 5.1 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 12.7 µg/L | 16.8 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 13.8 acres | 657 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
Both lakes earn the same Grade C. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Blue Grass Lake: 4.5 ft, Lake of the Hills: 5.1 ft) and what you want from the lake. Blue Grass Lake matches its peer on species count.